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'''James Ivan Cohn''' (born December 23, 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lawdiary.com/docs/subscribers/FL_Judicial_Biographies.pdf |title=BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730052812/http://www.lawdiary.com/docs/subscribers/FL_Judicial_Biographies.pdf |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Senior status|Senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]].
'''James Ivan Cohn''' (born December 23, 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lawdiary.com/docs/subscribers/FL_Judicial_Biographies.pdf |title=BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730052812/http://www.lawdiary.com/docs/subscribers/FL_Judicial_Biographies.pdf |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Senior status|senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Cohn was born in 1948 in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Science]] [[Academic degree|degree]] from the [[University of Alabama]] in 1971 and his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Cumberland School of Law]] at [[Samford University]] in 1974. While at Alabama, Cohn was a member of the [[Zeta Beta Tau]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite book|title=Corolla (Yearbook)|year=1968|publisher=University of Alabama|location=Tuscaloosa, AL|pages=504}}</ref>
Cohn was born in 1948 in [[Montgomery, Alabama]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from the [[University of Alabama]] in 1971 and his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Cumberland School of Law]] at [[Samford University]] in 1974. While at Alabama, Cohn was a member of the [[Zeta Beta Tau]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite book|title=Corolla (Yearbook)|year=1968|publisher=University of Alabama|location=Tuscaloosa, AL|pages=504}}</ref>


==Legal career==
==Career==
Cohn served in the [[Alabama Army National Guard]] from 1970 to 1972, in the [[United States Army Reserves]] from 1972 to 1975, and in the [[Florida Army National Guard]] from 1975 to 1976. He served as assistant [[public defender]] in the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], Florida, Public Defender's Office in 1975 and as assistant [[state attorney]] in the Broward County State Attorney's Office in 1975 to 1978. He was in [[Practice of law|private practice]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]] from 1978 to 1995; he worked for a year with the Michael Widoff [[law firm]] before beginning his own general trial practice in 1979. In 1995, he became a judge of the [[Florida Circuit Courts|17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida]].
Cohn served in the [[Alabama Army National Guard]] from 1970 to 1972, in the [[United States Army Reserves]] from 1972 to 1975, and in the [[Florida Army National Guard]] from 1975 to 1976. He served as assistant [[public defender]] in the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], Florida, Public Defender's Office in 1975 and as assistant [[state attorney]] in the Broward County State Attorney's Office in 1975 to 1978. He was in [[Practice of law|private practice]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]] from 1978 to 1995; he worked for a year with the Michael Widoff [[law firm]] before beginning his own general trial practice in 1979. In 1995, he became a judge of the [[Florida Circuit Courts|17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida]].


==Federal judicial service==
===Federal judicial service===
[[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominated Cohn on May 1, 2003 to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to the new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758. [[Advice and consent|Confirmed]] by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on July 31, 2003, and received [[Letters patent|commission]] on August 1, 2003. He took [[senior status]] on August 5, 2016.
President [[George W. Bush]] nominated Cohn on May 1, 2003 to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to the new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on July 31, 2003, and he received his commission on August 1, 2003. He took [[senior status]] on August 5, 2016.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=1391931|inline=yes}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Jewish American jurists]]


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Latest revision as of 21:07, 22 April 2024

James Ivan Cohn
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 5, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
August 1, 2003 – August 5, 2016
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 116 Stat. 1758
Succeeded byRaag Singhal
Personal details
Born
James Ivan Cohn

(1948-12-23) December 23, 1948 (age 75)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Alabama (BS)
Samford University (JD)

James Ivan Cohn (born December 23, 1948)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Early life and education

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Cohn was born in 1948 in Montgomery, Alabama. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1971 and his Juris Doctor from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1974. While at Alabama, Cohn was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.[2]

Career

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Cohn served in the Alabama Army National Guard from 1970 to 1972, in the United States Army Reserves from 1972 to 1975, and in the Florida Army National Guard from 1975 to 1976. He served as assistant public defender in the Broward County, Florida, Public Defender's Office in 1975 and as assistant state attorney in the Broward County State Attorney's Office in 1975 to 1978. He was in private practice in Fort Lauderdale from 1978 to 1995; he worked for a year with the Michael Widoff law firm before beginning his own general trial practice in 1979. In 1995, he became a judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.

Federal judicial service

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President George W. Bush nominated Cohn on May 1, 2003 to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to the new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2003, and he received his commission on August 1, 2003. He took senior status on August 5, 2016.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Corolla (Yearbook). Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama. 1968. p. 504.
  3. ^ James I. Cohn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Seat established by 116 Stat. 1758
 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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