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'''Donald Cecil Coggins Jr.''' (born July 17, 1959) is a [[South Carolina]] [[Attorneys in the United States|attorney]] in private practice and a nominee to be a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of South Carolina]].
'''Donald Cecil Coggins Jr.''' (born July 17, 1959) is a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of South Carolina]].


==Biography==
== Biography ==


Coggins was born in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[South Carolina]], on July 17, 1959.<ref>[http://www.spartanlaw.com/about-us/our-attorneys/donald-coggins/ Biography at Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, P.C.]</ref><ref>[http://www.martindale.com/Donald-C-Coggins-Jr/1592743-lawyer.htm Profile at martindale.com]</ref> 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. Since 2000, he has been a shareholder at the law firm of Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, P.C. (formerly Harrison, White, Smith, Hayes & Coggins, P.C.), where his practice focuses on civil litigation. From 2010 to 2013, he was the firm's managing shareholder. Coggins also serves as a member of the South Carolina Commission on Lawyer Conduct, a position to which he was appointed in 2003.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/25/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-united-states-district-court "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Court" White House, February 25, 2016]</ref>
Coggins was born in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[South Carolina]], on July 17, 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.spartanlaw.com/about-us/our-attorneys/donald-coggins/ |title=Biography at Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, P.C. |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008073128/http://www.spartanlaw.com/about-us/our-attorneys/donald-coggins/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.martindale.com/Donald-C-Coggins-Jr/1592743-lawyer.htm Profile at martindale.com]</ref> 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.<ref>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/25/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-united-states-district-court "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Court" White House, February 25, 2016]</ref>


== Federal judicial service ==
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==Failed nomination to district court under Obama==


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=== Expired nomination to district court under Obama ===
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On February 25, 2016, [[Barack Obama|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 Fletcher Anderson Jr.]], who took [[senior status]] on November 16, 2014.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/25/presidential-nominations-sent-senate "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, February 25, 2016]</ref> On June 21, 2016, a hearing before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] was held on his nomination.<ref>[http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/06/21/2016/nominations Nominations for June 21, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> On July 14, 2016, his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20-%2007-14-16.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 14, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the [[114th United States Congress|114th Congress]].


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On February 25, 2016, [[Barack Obama|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.<ref>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/25/presidential-nominations-sent-senate "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, February 25, 2016]</ref> On June 21, 2016, a hearing before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] was held on his nomination.<ref>[http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/06/21/2016/nominations Nominations for June 21, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> On July 14, 2016, his nomination was reported out of committee by a [[voice vote]].<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20-%2007-14-16.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 14, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee]</ref> His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the [[114th United States Congress|114th Congress]].
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==Renomination to district court under Trump==


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=== Renomination to district court under Trump ===
On August 3, 2017, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] renominated Coggins to the same seat. His nomination was reported out of [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|committee]] by [[voice vote]] on September 14, 2017.<ref>https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-14-17%20Results%20of%20Exeuctive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf</ref> His nomination is now pending before the full [[United States Senate]].


On August 3, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] renominated Coggins to the same seat. On September 14, 2017, his nomination was reported out of [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|committee]] by a [[voice vote]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-14-17%20Results%20of%20Exeuctive%20Business%20Meeting.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2017|publisher=Senate Judiciary Committee}}</ref> On November 16, 2017, the [[United States Senate]] invoked cloture on his nomination by a 96–1 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00278.htm|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Donald C. Coggins Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina)|website=United States Senate|date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> His nomination was confirmed later that day by a 96–0 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00280|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation Donald C. Coggins, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina)|website=United States Senate|date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> He received his judicial commission on November 20, 2017.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=4020796|inline=yes}}</ref>
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==See also==

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== See also ==
* [[Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies]]
* [[Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies]]


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*{{Ballotpedia|Donald_Coggins_Jr.|Donald Coggins Jr.}}
* {{FJC Bio|nid=4020796}}
* {{Ballotpedia|Donald_Coggins_Jr.|Donald Coggins Jr.}}


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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

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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

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Expired nomination to district court under Obama

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
2017–present 		Incumbent
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