U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
ABA Rating: Well Qualified
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 93-2 on September 24, 2020
- George Mason University, BA 1989
- George Mason University, MA 1994
- West Virginia University College of Law, JD 1994
- Assistant Public Defender, Portsmouth Public Defender’s Office, 1996-1998
- Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, City of Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, 1998-2002
- Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, 2001-2002
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Assistant Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia, 2002-2014
- Federal Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2014-2020
Democrats who opposed his confirmation:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Schumer (D-NY)