Born 1969 in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by Barack Obama on July 31, 2009, to a seat vacated by U.W. Clemon. Confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 2009, and received commission on January 4, 2010.

Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1990
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1993

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Honorable U.W. Clemon, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1993-1994,
Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1994-2009

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, February 11, 2016; no Senate vote