U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
ABA Rating: Qualified
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 56-39 on December 16, 2020
- The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, BA 1991
- University of South Carolina School of Law, JD 1997
- Judge Advocate General, South Carolina Army National Guard, 1999-2009
- Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army Reserve, 2009
- Assistant County Attorney, Charleston County Attorney’s Office, 1997-2000
- Deputy County Attorney, Charleston County Attorney’s Office, 2000-2001
- County Attorney, Charleston County Attorney’s Office, 2001-2020
- Part-Time Private Practice, 2001-2020
Democrats who opposed his confirmation:
Baldwin (D-WI), Bennet (D-CO), Blumenthal (D-CT), Booker (D-NJ), Brown (D-OH), Cantwell (D-WA), Cardin (D-MD), Carper (D-DE), Casey (D-PA), Coons (D-DE), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Duckworth (D-IL), Durbin (D-IL), Feinstein (D-CA), Gillibrand (D-NY), Hassan (D-NH), Heinrich (D-NM), Hirono (D-HI), Kaine (D-VA), Klobuchar (D-MN), Leahy (D-VT), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murphy (D-CT), Murray (D-WA), Peters (D-MI), Rosen (D-NV), Sanders (I-VT), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Shaheen (D-NH), Smith (D-MN), Stabenow (D-MI), Udall (D-NM), Van Hollen (D-MD), Warner (D-VA), Warren (D-MA), Wyden (D-OR)