• District Court, M.D. Louisiana

  Judge

  2010 – present · 16 yrsAppointed by Barack Hussein Obama 2

Career

• Private practice

  2002 – 2010 · 8 yrs

• interim U.S. attorney

  2001 – present · 25 yrs

• Associate deputy attorney general

  U.S. Department of Justice

  1998 – 1999 · 1 yr

• First assistant U.S. attorney

  Middle District of Louisiana

  1994 – 2002 · 8 yrs

• Assistant director, evaluation and review of staff

  Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice

  1992 – 1994 · 2 yrs

• assistant U.S. attorney

  1990 – present · 36 yrs

• Special assistant U.S. attorney

  Eastern District of Louisiana

  1988 – 1992 · 4 yrs

• assistant general counsel

  1987 – 1988 · 1 yr

• Immigration and Naturalization Service

  U.S. Department of Justice

  1985 – 1988 · 3 yrs

• general attorney

  Los Angeles District Office

  1985 – 1987 · 2 yrs

Education