Born 1969 in Media, PA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Roger W. Titus. Confirmed by the Senate on May 1, 2014, and received commission on May 2, 2014.

Education:
Harvard College, B.A., 1991
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1994

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Dorothy W. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1994-1995
Trial attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1998-2004
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2004-2007
Deputy chief investigative counsel, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 2007-2009
Chief investigative counsel, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, 2009
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2009-2014; associate general counsel, 2009-2011; deputy general counsel, 2011-2014

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, September 25, 2013; no Senate vote