Federal Judicial Service:

Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Delaware
Nominated by Barack Obama on March 17, 2010, to a seat vacated by Kent A. Jordan; Confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2010, and received commission on August 10, 2010. Served as Chief Judge, 2014-2021

Circuit Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on November 3, 2021, to a seat vacated by Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley; Confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2022, and received commission on March 16, 2022

Education:

University of Delaware, B.S., B.A., M.A., 1991
Magdalen College, University of Oxford, D.Phil., 1993
Yale Law School, J.D., 1996

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1996-1997
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1997-2001
Adjunct professor, University of Delaware, 1998-1999
Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Delaware, 2002-2007
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 2007-2010
U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 2010-2022
Served as Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, District of Delaware from 2014 -2021