Jia Michelle Cobb
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born 1980.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jun 15, 2021
- Senate vote
- 52 to 45
- Confirmed
- Oct 26, 2021
- Commissioned
- Nov 12, 2021
Education
- B.A., Northwestern University, 2002
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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