United States DISTRICT Judge dena coggins (dc)

 

Federal Judicial Service:

United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on February 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by the Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller.  Confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May  22, 2024, and received commission on September 18, 2024.

 

Education:

California State University, Sacramento, B.S., 2003

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 2006

 

Professional Service:

2021 - 2024
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court (2023 – 2024)

2018 - 2021; 2015 – 2017
Administrative Law Judge, California Office of Administrative Hearings

2017 - 2018
Supervising Attorney/Hearing Officer, California Victim Compensation Board

2013 – 2015
Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.

2012 – 2013
Associate, Downey Brand LLP

2007 – 2012
Morrison & Foerster LLP