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Jia Michelle Cobb

Jia Michelle Cobb

District of Columbia District Court

Born 1980 in Springfield, OH

FJC ID: 10929791

Jia Michelle Cobb (born 1980) is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously worked at the law firm Relman Colfax PLLC, joining in 2012 and as a partner from 2019 to 2021.

Gender
Female
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    2012–2021
  2. Trial Division, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
    Staff attorney · 2006–2012
    • ↳supervisor, Juvenile Section · 2010–2012
  3. trial advocacy, American University Washington College of Law
    Adjunct professor · 2011
  4. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    2021–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    J.D. · 2005
  2. Northwestern University
    B.A. · 2002