Mitchell Cohen

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

• Judge Cohen's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes