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Jia Michelle Cobb (born 1980) is an American attorney serving as a
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of the
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. She previously worked as a legal partner at Relman Colfax from 2012 to 2021.


Early life and education

Cobb was born in
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. After graduating from Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, she attended
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
, graduating in 2002 with a
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, ''magna cum laude''. She then attended
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...
, where she was a coordinating editor of the ''
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''. She graduated in 2005 with a
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, ''cum laude''.


Career

Cobb began her career as a
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for Judge Diane Wood of the
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from 2005 to 2006. Cobb was then a trial attorney for the District of Columbia
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Service from 2006 to 2012. Cobb supervised incoming attorneys and was a member of the Forensic Practice Group. Cobb also taught law at the
Washington College of Law The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL or WCL) is the law school of American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. It is located on the western side of Tenley Circle in the Tenleytown section of northw ...
and
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...
. She worked as a legal partner at Relman Colfax, a national plaintiff-side
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law firm from 2012 to 2021. Cobb previously served as an elected member of the District of Columbia Bar's Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section Steering Committee.


Federal judicial service

On June 15, 2021, President
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
nominated Cobb to serve as a United States district judge of the
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. She has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, who assumed senior status on April 3, 2021. Cobb was previously recommended for the position by House Delegate
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. On July 14, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the
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. On August 5, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee a 13–9 vote. On October 26, 2021, the
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invoked cloture on her nomination by a 51–46 vote. Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 52–45 vote. She received her judicial commission on November 12, 2021.


See also

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List of African-American federal judges This is a list of African Americans who have served as United States federal judge In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. Often called "Article III ju ...
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List of African-American jurists This list includes individuals self-identified as African Americans who have made prominent contributions to the field of law in the United States, especially as eminent judges or legal scholars. Individuals who may have obtained law degrees o ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobb, Jia M. 1980 births Living people 21st-century African-American women 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American women judges African-American judges 21st-century African-American lawyers Harvard Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Michigan lawyers Northwestern University alumni People from Springfield, Ohio Public defenders United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden Washington College of Law faculty