[3] Cobb began her career as a law clerk for Judge Diane Wood of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2005 to 2006.

She worked as a legal partner at Relman Colfax, a national plaintiff-side civil rights law firm from 2012 to 2021.

[5] Cobb previously served as an elected member of the District of Columbia Bar's Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section Steering Committee.

She has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, who assumed senior status on April 3, 2021.

[6] Cobb was previously recommended for the position by House Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.