Donald C. Coggins Jr. | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| Assumed office November 20, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joseph F. Anderson |
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| Born | July 17,1959 Spartanburg,South Carolina,U.S. |
| Education | Clemson University (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. (born July 17,1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Coggins was born in Spartanburg,South Carolina,on July 17,1959. [1] [2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 from Clemson University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1984 from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He began his legal career as an associate at the law firm of Cummings and Smith,where he was employed from 1984 to 1986. He became a named partner at the successor firms of Cummings,Smith and Coggins from 1986 to 1993 and Smith and Coggins from 1993 to 2000. From 2000 to 2017,he was a shareholder at the law firm of Harrison,White,Smith &Coggins,P.C. (formerly Harrison,White,Smith,Hayes &Coggins,P.C.),where his practice focused on civil litigation. From 2010 to 2013,he was the firm's managing shareholder. Coggins also served as a member of the South Carolina Commission on Lawyer Conduct,a position he held from 2003 to 2017. [3]
On February 25,2016,President Obama nominated Coggins to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina,to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph F. Anderson,who assumed senior status on November 16,2014. [4] On June 21,2016,a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on his nomination. [5] On July 14,2016,his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. [6] His nomination expired on January 3,2017,with the end of the 114th Congress.
On August 3,2017,President Donald Trump renominated Coggins to the same seat. On September 14,2017,his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. [7] On November 16,2017,the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 96–1 vote. [8] His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 96–0 vote. [9] He received his judicial commission on November 20,2017. [10]
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated over 400 individuals for federal judgeships during his presidency. Of these nominations,Congress confirmed 329 judgeships,173 during the 111th &112th Congresses and 156 during the 113th and 114th Congresses.
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