U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 68-21 on December 5, 2019
- University of North Carolina Wilmington B.A., 1989
- University of North Carolina Wilmington M.A., 1994
- University of North Carolina School of Law J.D., 1998
- Law clerk, Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1998-1999
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2001-2004
- University of North Carolina School of Law, 2004-2019
- Assistant professor, 2004-2010
- Associate dean and George R. Ward Term Research Associate Professor, 2010-2013
- Associate Dean and Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law, 2013-2014
- Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy, 2014-2019
Democrats who opposed his confirmation:
Baldwin (D-WI), Bennet (D-CO), Blumenthal (D-CT), Brown (D-OH), Cantwell (D-WA), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Gillibrand (D-NY), Heinrich (D-NM), Hirono (D-HI), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murray (D-WA), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Smith (D-MN), Stabenow (D-MI), Udall (D-NM), Van Hollen (D-MD), Whitehouse (D-RI), Wyden (D-OR)