Born 1971 in Abington, PA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 12, 2022, to a seat vacated by Petrese B. Tucker. Confirmed by the Senate on December 6, 2022, and received commission on December 23, 2022.

Education:
University of Virginia, B.A., 1993
University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law), J.D., 1996

Professional Career:

Assistant public defender, Richmond, Virginia, 1997-2003; assistant public defender I, 1997-1999; assistant public defender II, 1999-2001; senior assistant public defender, 2001-2003
Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004-2011; assistant chief, Municipal Court Unit, 2007-2009; chief, Municipal Court Unit, 2009-2010; assistant chief, Juvenile Court Unit, 2010-2011
Adjunct professor, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2010, 2011
Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 2011-2015; safe schools advocate, 2011-2015; acting director, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2015
Title IX coordinator and executive assistant to the president, University of Virginia, 2015-2016
Private practice, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, 2016-2017, 2018-2020
District attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2017-2018
Adjunct professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, 2019-
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2020-2022
Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 2021-