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Cohn served as assistant [[public defender]] in the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] Public Defender's Office in 1975 and as assistant [[state attorney]] in the Broward County State Attorney's Office in 1975 to 1978. |
Cohn served as assistant [[public defender]] in the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] Public Defender's Office in 1975 and as assistant [[state attorney]] in the Broward County State Attorney's Office in 1975 to 1978. |
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Cohn was in private practice in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] from 1978 to 1995. In 1995 Cohn became a judge on the [[Florida Circuit Courts|17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida]]. [[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. |
Cohn was in [[Practice of law|private practice]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] from 1978 to 1995. In 1995 Cohn became a judge on the [[Florida Circuit Courts|17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida]]. [[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. |
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Revision as of 04:23, 25 May 2008
James I. Cohn (born 1948) is an American lawyer and judge. He currently serves on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Early life and education
Cohn was born in 1948 in Montgomery, Alabama. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1971 and his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1974.
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.
Cohn served as assistant public defender in the Broward County Public Defender's Office in 1975 and as assistant state attorney in the Broward County State Attorney's Office in 1975 to 1978.
Cohn was in private practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 1978 to 1995. In 1995 Cohn became a judge on the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. 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. Confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2003, and received commission on August 1, 2003.