Dena Michaela Coggins
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Born 1979.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 8, 2024
- Senate vote
- 50 to 44
- Confirmed
- May 22, 2024
- Commissioned
- Sep 18, 2024
Education
- B.S., California State University, Sacramento, 2003
- J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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