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Mitchell Harry Cohen

Mitchell Harry Cohen

New Jersey District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Born 1904 in Philadelphia, PA

Died 1991 in Philadelphia, PA

FJC ID: 469

Mitchell Harry Cohen (September 11, 1904 – January 7, 1991) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Superior Court of New Jersey
    Judge · 1961–1962
  2. Camden County [New Jersey] Court
    Judge · 1958–1961
  3. Private practice, Camden, New Jersey
    1930–1958
  4. Camden County, New Jersey
    Prosecutor · 1948–1958
  5. Camden City [New Jersey] Municipal Court
    Judge · 1942–1947
  6. Camden, New Jersey
    City prosecutor · 1936–1942
  7. Camden County [New Jersey] Board of Chosen Freeholders
    Member · 1940
  8. Camden City [New Jersey] Welfare Board
    Annual solicitor · 1936
  9. World War II
    World War II
    U.S. Army

Appointments

  1. New Jersey District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyChief Judge
    1962–1991 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)
    LL.B. · 1928