Born 1975 in Omaha, NE

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by D. Brooks Smith. Confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 2023, and received commission on February 21, 2023.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1997
Columbia Law School, J.D., 2002

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Myron H. Thompson, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 2002-2003
District attorney's office, New York County, New York, 2003-2009; assistant district attorney, Trial Bureau 50, 2003-2007; investigation counsel, Official Corruption Unit, 2007-2009
Trial attorney, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2009-2014
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2014-2021; acting deputy chief, Violent Crimes Section, 2015-2017 (intermittently); deputy chief, Major Crimes Section, 2018-2020
Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2021
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2021-2023

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, July 12, 2022; no Senate vote