Donald C. Coggins Jr.

Donald C. Coggins Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 20, 2017
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJoseph F. Anderson
Personal details
Born (1959-07-17) July 17, 1959 (age 65)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationClemson 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.

Biography

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]

Federal judicial service

Expired nomination to district court under Obama

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.

Renomination to district court under Trump

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Biography at Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, P.C." Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Profile at martindale.com
  3. ^ "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Court" White House, February 25, 2016
  4. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, February 25, 2016
  5. ^ Nominations for June 21, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 14, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2017" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
  8. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Donald C. Coggins Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina)". United States Senate. November 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Donald C. Coggins, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina)". United States Senate. November 16, 2017.
  10. ^ Donald C. Coggins Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
2017–present 		Incumbent