Sacramento County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Eastern District of California by Pres. Joe Biden and confirmed May 2024; appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, March 25, 2021; administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, Sacramento 2018-21; supervising attorney, hearing officer, California Victim Compensation Board, Sacramento, 2017-18; administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, Sacramento, 2015-17; deputy legal affairs secretary, Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Sacramento, 2013-15; associate, Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento 2012-13; associate, Morrison & Foerster, Sacramento, 2007-12
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Eastern District of California by Pres. Joe Biden and confirmed May 2024; appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, March 25, 2021; administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, Sacramento 2018-21; supervising attorney, hearing officer, California Victim Compensation Board, Sacramento, 2017-18; administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, Sacramento, 2015-17; deputy legal affairs secretary, Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Sacramento, 2013-15; associate, Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento 2012-13; associate, Morrison & Foerster, Sacramento, 2007-12
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Dena M. Coggins believes juvenile dependency works best when people in the courtroom collaborate, including parents, lawyers and child advocates.
"For me, the biggest reward is seeing a collaborative court where everyone is working together to come up with a result that's in the best interest of the children in front of us," she said.
A Sacramento native who was ... (continued)
