• Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

  Judge

  2010 – present · 16 yrsAppointed by Barack Hussein Obama 2

Career

• Reserve appellate military judge

  U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals

  2005 – 2006 · 1 yr

• Special judge

  North Carolina Business Court

  2005 – 2010 · 5 yrs

• Judge

  North Carolina Superior Court

  2001 – 2005 · 4 yrs

• Reserve military judge, U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

  2000 – 2005 · 5 yrs

• reserve appellate defense counsel

  1995 – 2000 · 5 yrs

• Private practice

  1995 – 2001 · 6 yrs

• Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy

  Washington, D.C.

  1991 – 2000 · 9 yrs

• appellate government counsel

  1991 – 1995 · 4 yrs

Education