Donald Cecil Coggins Jr.
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2017
- Confirmed
- 96–0
- Education
- Clemson 1981 · University of South Carolina Law 1984
- Succeeded
- Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | District of South Carolina succeeded Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. | Trump (R) | 96–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on November 16, 2017 · 115th Congress, Roll Call 280. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 96
43 D, 51 R, 2 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Luther Strange(R-AL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 4
3 D, 1 R
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
Education
| Clemson University | B.A. | 1981 |
| University of South Carolina School of Law | J.D. | 1984 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Coggins was assigned 2,718 district-court cases (2012–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 216 days across 1,924 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 128 of Coggins’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 113 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 4 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Donald Cecil Coggins Jr.?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 2017.
- Was Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Donald Cecil Coggins Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. 96–0 on November 16, 2017.
- Which court is Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. on?
- Donald Cecil Coggins Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2017)
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).