James Cohn
| James Cohn | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #18 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 8/1/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | 116 Stat. 1758 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1048 |
| Home State: | Montgomery, AL |
| Bachelors: | U. of Alabama, B.A., 1971 |
| Law School: | Samford U. Law, 1974 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army Reserves 1972-1975 |
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Early life and education
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Cohn graduated from the University of Alabama with his Bachelor's degree in 1971 and from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in 1974. [1]
Professional career
Cohn started his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in the Broward County, Florida Public Defender's Office. Cohn later served as Assistant State Attorney in the Broward County, Florida State Attorney's Office. In 1978, Cohn entered private practice in the State of Florida, and in 1995 became a Circuit Court Judge in 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Cohn served in that capacity until his appointment to the Federal Bench in 2003.[1]
Military service
Cohn served in the Alabama National Guard from 1970 to 1972; the United States Army Reserves from 1972 to 1975; and the Army National Guard in Florida from 1975 to 1976.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Florida
Cohn was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003 to a new judgeship created by 116 Stat. 1758, which was approved by Congress. Cohn was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2003 and received commission on August 1, 2003.[2]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Florida 2003–Current Seat #18 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2001 |
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| 2002 |
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| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
