Born 1971 in St. Louis, MO

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 23, 2023, to a seat vacated by Virginia A. Phillips. Confirmed by the Senate on May 3, 2023, and received commission on May 12, 2023.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1993
Yale Law School, J.D., 1996

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Mariana R. Pfaelzer, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1996-1997
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1997-1998
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1998-2000
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2000-2017; deputy chief, 2005-2008, and chief, 2008-2015, Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 2015-2017; deputy assistant U.S. attorney, 2017
Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 2004, 2014-2022
Legal writing instructor, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2006-2007
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2017-2023