Born 1969 in Ashland, KY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on June 12, 2017, to a seat vacated by Jennifer B. Coffman. Confirmed by the Senate on April 10, 2018, and received commission on April 11, 2018.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on June 12, 2017, to a seat vacated by Jennifer B. Coffman. Confirmed by the Senate on April 10, 2018, and received commission on April 11, 2018.

Education:
Transylvania University, B.A., 1991
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1994

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Pierce Lively, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1994-1995
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995-1998
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Kentucky, 1998-2001
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2002
Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 2002-2005, 2006-2018
Kentucky Equine Education Project, Lexington, Kentucky, 2004-2005; executive director, 2004-2005; director of strategy and research, 2005
Member, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2022-present

Miscellaneous Information:

The act of June 22, 1936, 49 Stat. 1806, authorized one judgeship to serve the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.