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