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Patricia Cohen
Patricia L. Cohen is a federal magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Her term began in 2016 upon the retirement of Magistrate Thomas Mummert III. [1]
Cohen was formerly a judge on the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals. She was appointed to this position in September 2003 and retained by voters in 2004. Her term would have expired on December 31, 2016.[2]
Education
Cohen was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1978 and her J.D. from Cornell University School of Law in 1982.[2]
Professional career
Cohen began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge Jean Hamilton of the Missouri Court of Appeals. She then worked as a private practice lawyer from 1982 to 1997.
Judicial career
In September of 1997, Cohen became a circuit judge on the 22nd Judicial Circuit. She held this position until her appointment to the Missouri Court of Appeals in 2003.[2]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stephen Clark (Missouri) • Henry Autrey • Brian C. Wimes • Sarah Pitlyk • Matthew Schelp • Maria Lanahan • Zachary Bluestone | ||
| Senior judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • E. Richard Webber • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • Nanette Laughrey • Audrey Fleissig • John Ross (Missouri) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Patricia Cohen • Joseph S. Dueker • Shirley Mensah • Abbie S. Crites-Leoni • Noelle C. Collins • John Bodenhausen • Stephen Welby • Rodney Holmes • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Carol Jackson • Charles Shaw (Missouri) • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Donald Stohr • John Nangle • Samuel Treat • Elmer Bragg Adams • Henry Samuel Priest • Amos Madden Thayer • David Patterson Dyer • Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Roy Winfield Harper • Charles B. Davis (Missouri federal judge) • George Moore (Missouri) • John Collet • William Webster • Clyde Cahill • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • George Gunn • Rubey Hulen • William Hungate • James Meredith (Missouri) • John Regan • Randolph Weber • Ronnie L. White • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • John Nangle • Roy Winfield Harper • George Moore (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • James Meredith (Missouri) • | ||
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri
