Judge Cecilia Oseguera: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Cecilia Oseguera is a judge for the Mecklenburg County District Court in the 26th Judicial District of North Carolina. She was appointed to the bench by Governor Roy Cooper in 2022, filling the vacancy created by the elevation of the Hon. Reggie McKnight to the Mecklenburg County Superior Court.

Prior to her appointment, Oseguera was an assistant federal public defender with the Federal Public Defender in the Western District of North Carolina. She was also in private practice at the Law Offices of Joseph P. Smith and the Law Offices of Taylor, Herrifford & McKinney. Oseguera also worked as a Legal Aid attorney.

She received a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Oseguera then completed a J.D. at Whittier College School of Law.

Her memberships include the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, the Mecklenburg County Hispanic Latino Lawyers Bar (past president), and the Hispanic National Bar Association. Oseguera also sat on the Mecklenburg County Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Mecklenburg County Bar Bicentennial Committee. In addition, she has been involved with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the Communities in Schools of Charlotte Mecklenburg, and Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools.

Oseguera is registered as a Democrat.