Born 1984 in Texarkana, TX

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 22, 2020, to a seat vacated by Pamela Lynn Reeves. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2020, and received commission on December 22, 2020.

Education:
Middle Tennessee State University, B.S., 2006
George Mason University School of Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School), J.D., 2009

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Raymond W. Gruender, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2009-2010
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2010-2014
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2014-2017
Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2020; acting chief of staff, 2017; chief of staff, 2017-2019; acting deputy assistant attorney general, 2019-2020; principal deputy assistant attorney general, 2020