Nominated by President Biden in January 2023 and confirmed to the federal bench in June 2023, after serving as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge from 2020. Previously a principal at Bird Marella P.C. and, from 2002 to 2014, directing attorney and later President and CEO of the pro bono law firm Public Counsel.

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