Born 1960 in Camilla, GA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on August 1, 2022, to a seat vacated by Timothy Seymour Black. Confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 2022, and received commission on December 16, 2022.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Ohio, 1996-2022

Education:
Bowdoin College, A.B., 1982
Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law), J.D., 1985

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Alan E. Norris, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, 1985-1986
Law clerk, Hon. Alan E. Norris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986-1987
Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1987-1990
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1990-1996; chief, Financial Litigation Unit, 1992-1993; chief, Civil Division, 1993-1996
Adjunct professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1998-2011 (intermittently)