Born 1971 in Long Beach, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on February 7, 2024, to a seat vacated by Frank Montalvo. Confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2024, and received commission on March 26, 2024.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2015-2024

Education:
University of Texas, B.A., 1993
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1995

Professional Career:

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1996-2000
     Assistant staff judge advocate, U.S. Navy Legal Service Office Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1996-1997
     Military prosecutor, U.S. Navy Trial Service Office Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1997-1998
Special assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 1998-2000
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 2000-2004
Private practice, El Paso, Texas, 2000-2015
U.S. Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel, 2010-
     Assistant staff judge advocate, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 2011-2017
     Instructor of law, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 2017-2021
     Individual mobilization assistant to the staff judge advocate, Misawa Air Base, Japan, 2021-

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, January 10, 2024; nomination withdrawn by president, February 7, 2024