Born 1963 in Brooklyn, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on May 21, 2019, to a seat vacated by Sandra J. Feuerstein. Confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 2019, and received commission on December 31, 2019.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2011-2019

Education:
Columbia College, A.B., 1985
Yale Law School, J.D., 1988

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Jacob Mishler, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1988-1989
Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Eastern District of New York, 1989-1996; affirmative litigation coordinator, 1994-1996
Assistant U.S. attorney, Long Island Criminal Division, Eastern District of New York, 1996-2005; deputy chief, 2001-2003; chief, 2003-2005
Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 2001-2005
CA Technologies, Islandia, New York, 2005-2011; senior counsel, 2005-2006; associate general counsel and director of litigation, 2006-2007; chief counsel for litigation, 2007-2011; chief compliance officer, 2009-2011
Adjunct professor, St. John's University School of Law, 2014-

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, July 30, 2015; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, May 15, 2018; no Senate vote