Born 1981 in Lynchburg, VA

Federal Judicial Service:
Confirmed as Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on March 2, 2026, to a seat vacated by Robert Bryan Harwell. Confirmed by the Senate on May 19, 2026. Commission not yet issued.

Education:
Wake Technical Community College, A.A.S., 2001
Liberty University, B.S., 2003
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2006

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Ann Marie Calabria, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2006-2007
Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2007
Senior law clerk, Hon. Wanda G. Bryant, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2007-2009
Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2009-2014
Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi, 2014-2016
Counsel, U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks, chair of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, 2017
Staff director, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2017-2019
Private practice, Greenville, South Carolina, 2019-2021, 2024-2026
Adjunct professor, Wofford College, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 2021-2024