United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York
 
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023.
Confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 2023, and received commission on August 11, 2023.
 
Education:
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., cum laude, 2005
New York University School of Law, J.D., 2008
 
Professional Career:
Law Clerk, Hon. Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2008-2009
Staff Attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow, Gulf Region Advocacy Center, 2009-2011
Assistant Federal Public Defender, Capital Habeas Unit, Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona, 2011-2012
Law Clerk, Hon. John Gleeson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012-2013
Associate, Fried Frank, 2013-2015
Fellow, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2016-2018
Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2018
Senior Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2018-2021
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law, New York University School of Law, 2019-2020
Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School, 2020-2021
Deputy Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2021-2023