Born 1967 in Bakersfield, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on September 20, 2021, to a seat vacated by Lawrence Joseph O'Neill. Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 2021, and received commission on December 27, 2021.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2009-2021; chief magistrate judge, 2020-2021

Education:
California State University, Bakersfield, B.S., 1989
California Pacific School of Law, J.D., 1997
Duke University School of Law, LL.M., 2018

Professional Career:

Deputy county counsel, Kern County, California, 1997-2007