Born 1969 in Queens, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on June 19, 2017, to a seat vacated by Marjorie O. Rendell. Confirmed by the Senate on November 2, 2017, and received commission on November 20, 2017.

Education:
Columbia University, B.A., 1989
University of Oxford, University College, B.A., 1991
Yale Law School, J.D., 1994
Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court, 1998

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1994-1995
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-1997
Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1998-2000
Research fellow, Yale Law School, 2000-2001
Associate professor, University of Iowa College of Law, 2001-2006
Visiting associate professor, University of Chicago Law School, 2006
University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2005, 2006-2017; visiting associate professor, 2005; professor of law, 2006-2017; professor of criminology, 2009-2017; director, Supreme Court clinic, 2009-2017; founding affiliated faculty member, Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, 2013-2017