U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Nominated by President Donald Trump
Confirmed 66-33 on April 4, 2019
- Columbia University B.A., 2004
- Yale Law School J.D., 2007
- Law clerk, Hon. Stanley Marcus, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2007-2008
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 2008-2014; coordinator, Violence Reduction Partnership, 2011-2014; deputy chief, Special Prosecutions Section, 2013-2014; director, Violent Repeat Offender Program, 2013-2014; coordinator, Violent Crime and Anti-Gang Program, 2013-2014
- Private practice, Miami, Florida, 2014-2019
Democrats who opposed his confirmation:
Baldwin (D-WI), Bennet (D-CO), Blumenthal (D-CT), Booker (D-NJ), Brown (D-OH), Cantwell (D-WA), Carper (D-DE), Casey (D-PA), Coons (D-DE), Gillibrand (D-NY), Heinrich (D-NM), Hirono (D-HI), King (I-ME), Klobuchar (D-MN), Leahy (D-VT), Markey (D-MA), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Murphy (D-CT), Murray (D-WA), Peters (D-MI), Reed (D-RI), Sanders (I-VT), Schatz (D-HI), Schumer (D-NY), Smith (D-MN), Stabenow (D-MI), Udall (D-NM), Van Hollen (D-MD), Warren (D-MA), Whitehouse (D-RI), Wyden (D-OR)