Mitchell Cohen
| Mitchell Cohen | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | John F. Kennedy |
| Active: | 8/2/1962 - 9/11/1974 |
| Chief: | 1973-1974 |
| Senior: | 9/11/1974 - 1/7/1991 |
| Preceded by: | Richard Hartshorne |
| Succeeded by: | Stanley Brotman |
| Past post: | New Jersey Superior Court |
| Past term: | 1961-1962 |
| Past post 2: | Camden County Court |
| Past term 2: | 1958-1961 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | September 11, 1904 |
| Home State: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Deceased: | January 7, 1991 |
| Law School: | Dickinson School of Law, LL.B., 1928 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army, World War II |
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Mitchell Harry Cohen (1904-1991) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and a New Jersey Superior Court judge.
Cohen was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President John F. Kennedy on July 6, 1962, to a seat vacated by Richard Hartshorne; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2nd. He served as chief judge from 1973-1974. He assumed senior status on September 11, 1974, and served in that capacity until his death on January 7, 1991.[1] Cohen was succeeded in this position by Stanley Brotman.
Early life and education
- Dickinson School of Law, LL.B., 1928
Professional career
- Private practice, Camden, New Jersey, 1930-1958
- Annual solicitor, Camden City Welfare Board, Camden, New Jersey, 1936
- City prosecutor, Camden, New Jersey, 1936-1942
- Member, Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Camden, New Jersey, 1940
- Judge, Camden City Municipal Court, New Jersey, 1942-1947
- U.S. Army, World War II
- Prosecutor, Camden County, New Jersey, 1948-1958
- Judge, Camden County Court, New Jersey, 1958-1961
- Judge, New Jersey Superior Court, 1961-1962
Judicial career
District of New Jersey
Cohen was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President John F. Kennedy on July 6, 1962, to a seat vacated by Richard Hartshorne; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2nd. He served as chief judge from 1973-1974. He assumed senior status on September 11, 1974, and served in that capacity until his death on January 7, 1991.[1] Cohen was succeeded in this position by Stanley Brotman.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Cohen's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard Hartshorne |
District of New Jersey 1962–1974 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Stanley Brotman |
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
