Born 1965 in Ellwood City, PA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Nominated by Barack Obama on June 26, 2014, to a seat vacated by T. John Ward. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2014, and received commission on December 19, 2014.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2009-2014

Education:
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1987
Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1990

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Paul Brown, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1990-1992
Private practice, Sherman, Texas, 1992-1993, 2003-2004
Law clerk, Hon. Robert Faulkner, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1993-2003
Law clerk, Hon. Don D. Bush, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2003
Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas, 2004-2009