Denise Cote

Judge Denise Cote

Personal

Birthday:

1946

Birthplace:

St. Cloud, MN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Jack Weinstein, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1975-1976
Private practice, New York City, 1976-1977, 1985-1991
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1977-1985, 1991-1994; chief, Criminal Division, 1991-1994
Special assistant to assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994

Education

Name of School:

St. Mary`s College, Notre Dame, Indiana

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1968

Name of School - Second:

Columbia University

Degree - Second:

M.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1969

Name of School - Third:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1975

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/10/1994

Retirement from Active Service:

12/15/2011