Born 1974 in Joliet, IL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on February 1, 2024, to a seat vacated by Thomas Michael Durkin. Confirmed by the Senate on March 12, 2024, and received commission on March 20, 2024.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2019-2024

Education:
Northwestern University, B.A., 1997
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 2000

Professional Career:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2001, 2002-2004
Law clerk, Hon. Suzanne B. Conlon, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2002
Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago, Illinois, 2004-2008; staff attorney, 2004-2005; senior counsel, 2005-2008
Adjunct professor, University of Illinois Chicago Law School, 2007
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2008-2019; General Crimes Section, 2008-2009; Financial Fraud Section, 2009-2014; Securities and Commodities Fraud Section, 2014-2019; deputy chief, Securities and Commodities Fraud Section, 2018-2019
Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2008-