Born 1962 in Houma, LA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Donald Carl Pogue. Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2019, and received commission on December 18, 2019.

Education:
Louisiana State University
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1984

Professional Career:

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1986-1995
Law clerk, Hon. John M. Duhe, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1984-1985
Law clerk, Hon. Thomas G. Gee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Cicuit, 1985-1986
U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1989; attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Policy, 1986-1988; special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Civil Rights, 1988-1989
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1989-1991, 1993-2019
Counsel, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1991-1993; Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, 1991-1992

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of International Trade, June 18, 2018; no Senate vote