U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 54-36 on July 31, 2019
- Brooklyn College (CUNY) B.A., 1995
- Brooklyn College, City University of New York M.A., 1997
- Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law J.D., 2000
- U.S. Marine Corps captain, 2000-2004
- judge advocate, 2001-2004
- Private practice, Killeen, Texas, 2004-2006
- Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 2006-2010, 2017-2019
- Judge, Bexar County [Texas] Court at Law Number Five, 2011-2015
- Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas, 2015-2016
Democrats who opposed his confirmation:
Baldwin (D-WI), Blumenthal (D-CT), Brown (D-OH), Cantwell (D-WA), Cardin (D-MD), Carper (D-DE), Casey (D-PA), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Duckworth (D-IL), Durbin (D-IL), Feinstein (D-CA), Hassan (D-NH), Heinrich (D-NM), Hirono (D-HI), Kaine (D-VA), King (I-ME), Leahy (D-VT), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murphy (D-CT), Murray (D-WA), Peters (D-MI), Reed (D-RI), Rosen (D-NV), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Shaheen (D-NH), Smith (D-MN), Stabenow (D-MI), Tester (D-MT), Udall (D-NM), Van Hollen (D-MD), Warner (D-VA), Whitehouse (D-RI), Wyden (D-OR)