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 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 Reserve 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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