From 1997 to 1999, he served as an assistant district counsel at the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.

From 1999 to 2004, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

[4] He received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on April 1, 2014.

[7] On June 17, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 98–0 vote,[8] making him the first openly gay African-American federal judge.

Alabama’s history of voter suppression is relevant here and provides a wealth of direct and circumstantial evidence that should be considered at trial.