Born 1961 in Springfield, OH

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on April 3, 2014, to a seat vacated by Robert Leon Wilkins. Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 2014, and received commission on November 14, 2014.

Education:
Hamilton College, A.B., 1983
Yale Law School, J.D., 1986

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Pierre N. Leval, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1986-1987
Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 1988-1989
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1989-1996, 2001-2014
Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-2001; special counsel to the attorney general, 1996; deputy assistant attorney general, 1996-1998; acting assistant attorney general, 1998-2000; assistant attorney general, 2000-2001