Born 1980 in Ulsan, South Korea

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on February 1, 2024, to a seat vacated by Michael Francis Urbanski. Confirmed by the Senate on March 12, 2024, and received commission on July 8, 2024.

Education:
University of Virginia, B.A., 2003
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2006

Professional Career:

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2006-2009
Law clerk, Hon. James C. Cacheris, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2009-2010
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 2010-2016
Associate director of annual giving, University of Virginia Law School Foundation, 2016-2019
Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2019-2022
Office of the University Counsel, University of Virginia, 2019-2022; associate university counsel, 2019-2021; interim university counsel, 2021-2022
Vice president, corporate integrity, ethics, and investigations, Capital One Financial Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 2022-2024