After more than 50 years, Judge Cohn retires from juvenile court
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August 30, 2011
Georgia: Aaron Cohn, the longest serving juvenile court judge in the nation, will step down from the the bench at the end of September. Cohn is 95 years old and has been a juvenile court judge for over fifty years. [1] [2]
Judge Cohn was active duty in the U.S. Army during World War II and remained the in Army Reserves following the war, for a total of 27 years. In 1946, he returned to law.
Throughout his long career, Cohn has been awarded multiple times:
- 1978 - cited by the city of Bettembourg, Luxemburg for his service in the liberation of Luxemburg;
- 1982 - Honored as an Official Liberator of the Concentration Camp at Ebensee by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Commission;
- 1983 - Commended for his service to the state of Georgia by the Georgia Legislature; and
- Received the Distinguished Alumni Merit Award from the University of Georgia. [3]
When interviewed about Cohn's retirement, colleague and Judge Bobby G. Peters said Cohn was retiring to have more time to work on his tennis game. [1]
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