Born 1967 in Chandigarh, India

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Arthur Raymond Randolph. Confirmed by the Senate on May 23, 2013, and received commission on May 24, 2013. Served as chief judge, 2020-present.

Education:
Stanford University, B.A., 1989
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1995
Stanford Graduate School of Business, M.B.A., 1995

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1995-1996
Bristow Fellow, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-1997
Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-2002, 2007-2011
Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2002-2007
Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011-2013
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2020-present

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, June 11, 2012; no Senate vote