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Jia Michelle Cobb

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 2021

Jia Michelle Cobb, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Senate voted 52–45 on the nomination on Oct 26, 2021 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
    117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    52–45 · Oct 26, 2021

Education

  • Northwestern UniversityB.A., 2002
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 2005

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Diane P. Wood, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2005-2006; Staff attorney, Trial Division, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 2006-2012; supervisor, Juvenile Section, 2010-2012; Adjunct professor, trial advocacy, American University Washington College of Law, 2011; Private practice, Washington, D.C. 2012-2021

Biography

Jia Michelle Cobb (born 1980) is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously worked at the law firm Relman Colfax PLLC, joining in 2012 and as a partner from 2019 to 2021.

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