Born 1976 in Los Angeles, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on September 20, 2021, to a seat vacated by Christina A. Snyder. Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 2021, and received commission on February 7, 2022.

Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1997
Yale Law School, J.D., 2001

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2001-2002
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2002-2007
U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2015
     Trial attorney, National Courts Section, 2007-2009
     Counsel to assistant attorney general, Civil Division, 2009-2011
     Acting deputy assistant attorney general, consumer protection, 2011-2012
     Acting deputy assistant attorney general, torts, 2012
     Deputy assistant attorney general, consumer protection, 2012-2014
     Principal deputy associate attorney general, 2014
     Counselor to the attorney general, 2014-2015
Vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, Millenium Challenge Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2015-2016
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2016-2022; site judge, Metropolitan Courthouse, 2018-2020; assistant supervising judge, Criminal Division, infractions, 2018-2020; assistant supervising judge, Criminal Division, limited jurisdiction, 2020-2022