Born 1969 in Detroit, MI

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Nominated by Barack Obama on March 17, 2010, to a seat vacated by Kent A. Jordan. Confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2010, and received commission on August 10, 2010. Served as chief judge, 2014-2021. Service terminated on March 17, 2022, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2022, to a seat vacated by Kathleen McDonald O'Malley. Confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2022, and received commission on March 16, 2022.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 2007-2010

Education:
University of Delaware, B.A., B.S., M.A., 1991
University of Oxford, Magdalen College, D.Phil., 1993
Yale Law School, J.D., 1996

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1996-1997
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1997-2001
Adjunct professor, University of Delaware, 1998-1999
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Delaware, 2002-2007
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2015-2017

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, November 3, 2021; no Senate vote