Born 1953 in Brooklyn, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on February 15, 2018, to a seat vacated by Richard R. Clifton. Confirmed by the Senate on July 10, 2018, and received commission on July 13, 2018.

Education:
Union College, B.A., 1976
Cornell Law School, J.D., 1979

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Samuel P. King, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1979-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1980-1982
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 1982-1989
Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1990-2002, 2011-2018
Adjunct professor of law, William S. Richardson School of Law, Unversity of Hawaii, 1991-1993, 2001, 2008
Special prosecuting attorney, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997-1998
Special deputy attorney general, State of Hawaii, 1997-2001, 2011-2018
Attorney general, State of Hawaii, 2003-2010
Special deputy corporation counsel, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, 2015-2018