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Dena Michaela Coggins
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Dena Michaela Coggins serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed May 22, 2024 by a 50–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- May 22, 2024
- Senate vote
- 50–44
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1979
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaJoseph R. Biden · May 22, 2024
Education
- California State University, SacramentoB.S., 2003
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of LawJ.D., 2006
Career
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2007-2012; Private practice, Sacramento, California, 2012-2013; Deputy legal affairs secretary, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., California, 2013-2015; Administrative law judge, California Office of Administrative Hearings, 2015-2017, 2018-2021; Special Education Division, 2015-2017; General Jurisdiction Division, 2018-2021; Supervising attorney, California Victim Compensation Board, 2017-2018; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, 2021-2024; presiding judge of the juvenile court, 2023-2024
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