Born 1971 in Peoria, IL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by James Edward Shadid. Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 2024, and received commission on November 15, 2024.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2014-2024; executive magistrate judge, 2023-2024

Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A., 1992
DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1997

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Michael P. McCuskey, Illinois Appellate Court, Third District, 1997-1998
Law clerk, Hon. Michael P. McCuskey, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 1998
Law clerk, Hon. James D. Heiple, Illinois Supreme Court, 1998-1999
Federal Public Defender's Office, Central District of Illinois, 1999-2014
     Research and writing specialist, 1999-2000
     Assistant federal public defender, 2000-2003
     Chief, Appellate Division, 2000-2010
     First assistant federal public defender, 2003-2010
     Acting federal public defender, 2010-2011
     Chief federal public defender, 2011-2014
Adjunct professor, University of Illinois College of Law, 2013