Born 1965 in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Nominated by Barack Obama on June 16, 2014, to a seat vacated by Janet Bond Arterton. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 2014, and received commission on November 21, 2014.

Education:
Columbia University, A.B., 1986
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989

Professional Career:

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, 1989-1994; Marvin Karpatkin Fellow, 1989-1990; staff attorney, 1990-1994
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1994-2000, 2005-2009; assistant counsel, 1994-2000; general counsel, 2005-2009
Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 2000-2005
Corporation counsel, New Haven, Connecticut, 2009-2014