Born 1990 in Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan

Federal Judicial Service:
Confirmed as Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on May 12, 2025, to a seat vacated by Rodney W. Sippel. Confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 2025, and received commission on July 24, 2025. Not yet assumed office.

Confirmed as Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on May 12, 2025, to a seat vacated by Rodney W. Sippel. Confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 2025, and received commission on July 24, 2025. Not yet assumed office.

Education:
University of Northern Colorado, B.S., 2012
Yale Law School, J.D., 2016

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. William J. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2016-2017
Deputy solicitor general, State of Missouri, 2017-2019
Deputy counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2019-2020
Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2020-2021
Chief counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2021-2022
Solicitor general and director of special litigation, State of Missouri, 2023-2025

Miscellaneous Information:

The act of June 22, 1936, 49 Stat. 1804, authorized one judgeship to serve the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.