[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3836-S3837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of Dena M. Coggins

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Dena Coggins to the U.S. District

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Court for the Eastern District of California.
  Born in Sacramento, Judge Coggins received her B.S. from California 
State University, Sacramento, and her J.D. from the University of the 
Pacific McGeorge School of Law. She then entered private practice, 
where she worked on general litigation and family law matters. From 
2013 to 2015, she worked as a deputy legal affairs secretary for then-
Governor Jerry Brown. Judge Coggins later served as a supervising 
attorney and hearing officer at the California Victim Compensation 
Board and as an administrative law judge at the State of California's 
Office of Administrative Hearings. As an administrative law judge, she 
presided over more than 150 evidentiary hearings or trials that 
resulted in proposed or final decisions. Since 2021, Judge Coggins has 
served as a judge on the Superior Court of California in Sacramento 
County. In that role, she has handled assignments in both the criminal 
division and juvenile court. Judge Coggins has presided over 
approximately 100 juvenile dependency trials, and she has served as the 
presiding judge of the Juvenile Court since 2023.
  The American Bar Association rated Judge Coggins as ``well 
qualified'' to serve on the Eastern District of California. She has 
deep ties to the district, and she enjoys the strong support of her 
home State Senators and the California legal community.
  Judge Coggins's litigation background and her courtroom experience as 
an advocate, administrative law judge, and State court judge ensure 
that she will be an asset to the district court. I am proud to support 
her nomination, and I ask my colleagues to join me in my support.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The junior Senator from California.