Born 1970 in Wiesbaden, Germany

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 12, 2021, to a seat vacated by Robert A. Katzmann. Confirmed by the Senate on August 7, 2021, and received commission on August 16, 2021.

Education:
Ohio State University, B.A., 1993
Yale Law School, J.D., 1996

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Susan J. Dlott, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1996-1997
Law clerk, Hon. Eric L. Clay, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1997-1998
Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City, 1998-2019; staff attorney, 1998-2000; supervising attorney, 2001-2019; director of recrcuitment, 2003-2019
Adjunct assistant professor of clinical law, Criminal Appellate Defender Clinic, New York University School of Law, 2003-2019
Assistant federal defender, Federal Defenders of New York, New York City, 2019-2021