Indian American attorney Shireen Matthews was among 18 nominations recently sent to the Senate for various posts. Matthews, of California, was nominated to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, replacing retired Barry Ted Moskowitz.

President Donald Trump earlier this year in August announced several judicial and U.S. Marshal nominees, including Matthews.

Matthews, a partner at Jones Day in San Diego, is a former federal prosecutor who now helps companies conduct internal investigations and build, enhance and maintain effective corporate compliance programs. She regularly defends clients before a range of government agencies, including the DOJ, HHS-OIG, EPA and DOD, according to her Jones Day bio.

Neomi Rao is the most prominent judicial nominee of Trump, who named her to the federal appeals court in Washington to succeed Brett Kavanaugh, who was elevated to the Supreme Court.

Based in the nation’s capital, that appeals court is considered the most important one after the Supreme Court and a nominee of former President Barack Obama Sri Srinivasan also serves on it.

Amul Thapar was nominated by Trump to an appeals court in Ohio that has jurisdiction over four states. Rao and Thapar, along with federal court nominee J. Nicholas Ranjan received Senate confirmation. Two other nominees for federal judgeships, Diane Gujarati and Anuraag Singhal are awaiting Senate action.