Denise Cote
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Senior status. Born 1946.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 26, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Aug 9, 1994
- Commissioned
- Aug 10, 1994
- Senior status
- Dec 15, 2011
Education
- B.A., St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1968
- M.A., Columbia University, 1969
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1975
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Jack Weinstein, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1975-1976
- Private practice, New York City, 1976-1977, 1985-1991
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1977-1985, 1991-1994
- chief, Criminal Division, 1991-1994
- Special assistant to assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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