Brian M. Cogan (born April 22, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was appointed to that court by George W. Bush in 2006, and took senior status in 2020.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 17/year
New York Eastern District Court · 2006–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New York City1980–2006
Law clerk , Hon. Sydney M. Aronovitz · 1979–1980
Appointments
2006–2020 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1979- University of IllinoisB.A. · 1975