Mitchell Cohen

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Mitchell Cohen
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Years in office: 1974 - 1991

Years in office: 1962 - 1974
Education
Law
Dickinson School of Law, 1928
Personal
Birthplace
Philadelphia, PA


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.

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Richard Hartshorne
District of New Jersey
1962–1974
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Stanley Brotman