Born 1969 in Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on December 15, 2021, to a seat vacated by Manuel Lawrence Real. Confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 2022, and received commission on June 24, 2022.

Education:
University of California, Riverside, B.A., 1991
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1995

Professional Career:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1998
Law clerk, Hon. Barry Ted Moskowitz, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1998-1999
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2000
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-2014; domestic terrorism coordinator, National Security Section, 2008-2011; deputy chief, General Crimes Section, 2011-2014; chief, General Crimes Section, 2014
Lecturer in law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2008-2010
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2014-2022
Justice pro tem, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 2016