From 1991 to 1993, Kirsch served as a
law clerk for Judge
William J. Zloch of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. In 1993, he joined the
Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in
Washington, D.C through Attorney General Honor's Program. and earned numerous awards, including the US Customs Service award for Outstanding Service and a nomination for the Attorney General's Director's Award for Superb Performance. On December 21, 2022, President
Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Kirsch to serve as a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. On January 3, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Kirsch to the seat vacated by Judge
Freda L. Wolfson, who retired on February 1, 2023. On January 25, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the
Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 20, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote. On May 2, 2023, the
United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–42 vote. Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 57–42 vote. He received his judicial commission on May 8, 2023. In 2023, a report by the
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse named Kirsch as one of the most productive judges on the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, citing the fact that he had closed more than 99% of cases assigned to him during his first year on the bench. == Personal life ==