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Cobb, Jia Michelle
Born 1980 in Springfield, OH
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on June 15, 2021, to a seat vacated by Emmet G. Sullivan. Confirmed by the Senate on October 26, 2021, and received commission on November 12, 2021.
Education:
Northwestern University, B.A., 2002
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2005
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on June 15, 2021, to a seat vacated by Emmet G. Sullivan. Confirmed by the Senate on October 26, 2021, and received commission on November 12, 2021.
Education:
Northwestern University, B.A., 2002
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2005
Professional 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