Born 1984 in Woodland Hills, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on July 15, 2025, to a seat vacated by Sandra Segal Ikuta. Confirmed by the Senate on November 5, 2025, and received commission on November 7, 2025.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 2006
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2010

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2010-2011
Bristow Fellow, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011-2012
Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 2012-2013
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 2014-2016, 2019-2025
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2016-2017
Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017
Law clerk, Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court of the United States, 2017-2018