Born 1960 in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by George Wesley Miller. Confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 2019, and received commission on June 12, 2019.

Education:
Brown University, B.A., 1982
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1985

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Henry A. Politz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1985-1986
Trial attorney, Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1990
Chief counsel, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, 1990-1996
Minority chief counsel and staff director, Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1990-1993
Minority chief counsel and staff director, Subcommittee on Technology and the Law, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1993-1995
Chief counsel and staff director, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1995-1996
Senior counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 1997-1999
Chief of staff, U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois, 1999-2002
Minority staff director, U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 2002-2003
Deputy chief of staff and legislative director, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, 2003
Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003-2007; deputy assistant attorney general, 2003-2005; principal deputy assistant attorney general, 2005-2007
Acting assistant attorney general, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007
Director of special projects and legal policy, Friends of Fred Thompson, McLean, Virginia, 2007-2008
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, 2008-2013; minorty deputy chief of staff and policy director, 2008-2011; deputy chief of staff and policy director, 2011-2012; chief counsel and staff director, 2012-2013
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2013-2019