A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, prior to appointment to the bench, she had a career in criminal defense, including as a federal public defender.

[2] Baggio received a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication, cum laude, in 1995 from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.

President Biden nominated Baggio to the seat being vacated by Judge Marco A. Hernandez, who subsequently assumed senior status on August 21, 2024.

[17] Baggio and Ruben Iniquez, who also worked as an assistant federal public defender, were appointed to represent Nazar Chaman Gul in his case filed in U.S. District Court.

Baggio and Iniquez helped secure the release of Gul, an Afghan imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay Prison since 2003, in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.