Born 1966 in Newark, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 3, 2014, to a seat vacated by Gary Allen Feess. Confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 2014, and received commission on August 8, 2014.

Education:
Tufts University, B.S., 1987
Pepperdine University School of Law (now Rick J. Caruso School of Law), J.D., 1991

Professional Career:

Deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, California, 1991-1995
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1995-1999
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2001
Los Angeles [California] Police Commission, 2001-2010; assistant inspector general, 2001-2003; inspector general, 2003-2010
U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, 2010-2014