Dena Coggins

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Dena Coggins
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Tenure

2024 - Present

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Superior Court of Sacramento County
Predecessor: David W. Abbott

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, Sacramento, 2003

Law

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2006 

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Dena Coggins is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on February 8, 2024, and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 2024, by a vote of 50-44.[1][2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to joining the court, Coggins was the presiding judge of the Juvenile Court of the Superior Court of California, in Sacramento County.[3][4] She was appointed to the court on March 25, 2021 by Gavin Newsom (D) to replace David W. Abbott.[5] Although California Superior Court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections, a press release from Gov. Newsom's office announcing Coggins' appointment on March 25, 2021, identified her as a Democrat.[5]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2024-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On February 8, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Coggins to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.[3] She was confirmed by a 50-44 vote of the U.S. Senate on May 22, 2024.[1] Coggins received commission on September 18, 2024.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Dena Coggins
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Progress
Confirmed 104 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: February 8, 2024
ApprovedAABA Rating: Well qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: March 6, 2024
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
DefeatedAReported:  
ApprovedAConfirmed: May 22, 2024
ApprovedAVote: 50-44


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Coggins by a vote of 50-44 on May 22, 2024.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Coggins confirmation vote (May 22, 2024)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 46 0 2
Ends.png Republican 2 44 3
Grey.png Independent 2 0 1
Total 50[6] 44 6

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Coggins' nomination on March 6, 2024. As of March 6, 2024, Coggins was awaiting a committee vote to advance her nomination to the full U.S. Senate. Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.

Nomination

On February 8, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Dena Coggins to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Coggins well qualified.[7] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Coggins was nominated to replace Judge Kimberly Mueller.[4]

Biography

Early life and education

Coggins was born in 1979 in Sacramento, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Sacramento in 2003 and a law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2006.[2]

Professional career

  • 2024-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • 2021-2024: Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
    • 2023-2024: presiding judge of the juvenile court
  • 2015-2017, 2018-2021: Administrative law judge, California Office of Administrative Hearings
    • 2018-2021: General Jurisdiction Division
    • 2015-2017: Special Education Division
  • 2017-2018: Supervising attorney, California Victim Compensation Board
  • 2013-2015: Deputy legal affairs secretary, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., California
  • 2012-2013: Private practice, Downey Brand LLP
  • 2007-2012: Private practice, Morrison & Foerster LLP[2][5]

About the court

Eastern District of California
Ninth Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 6
Judges: 6
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Troy L. Nunley
Active judges: Daniel Calabretta, Dena Coggins, Dale A. Drozd, Troy L. Nunley, Kirk Sherriff, Jennifer L. Thurston

Senior judges:
Garland Burrell, Morrison England, Anthony Ishii, John Mendez, Kimberly Mueller, Lawrence O'Neill, William Shubb


The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California is one of 94 United States district courts. The district operates at courthouses in Sacramento, Fresno, Redding, Bakersfield, and Yosemite When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in downtown San Francisco, California, at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse. The Eastern District of California has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of California consists of all the following counties in the eastern part of the state of California.

There are five court divisions, with the two main court divisions covering the following counties:

The Fresno Division, covering Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties

The Sacramento Division, covering Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba counties

The Eastern Division hears cases from Riverside and San Bernardino counties at its Riverside courthouse.

The Bakersfield office has jurisdiction over certain cases in Inyo and Kern counties and on federal lands and National Parks. These cases are heard in courthouses in Bakersfield, at Edwards Air Force Base, and in Independence, California.

The Redding/Susanville office hears misdemeanors and petty crimes for federal lands and National Parks in four locations: Alturas, Chester, Herlong and Redding.

The South Lake Tahoe office hears misdemeanors and petty crimes for federal lands and National Parks.

The Yosemite office hears misdemeanors and petty crimes for Yosemite National Park.


To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Dena Coggins (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dena Coggins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Congress.gov, "PN1434 — Dena M. Coggins — The Judiciary," accessed May 22, 2024
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Federal Judicial Center, "Coggins, Deena Michaela," accessed September 18, 2024
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The White House, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," February 8, 2024
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The White House, "President Biden Names Forty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Marshal," February 7, 2024
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Appoints 18 Superior Court Judges 3.25.21," March 25, 2021
  6. ↑ Note: The bolded number reflects the largest number.
  7. ↑ American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," accessed March 5, 2024


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