Mitchell Harry Cohen

Mitchell Harry Cohen (September 11, 1904 – January 7, 1991) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cohen received an LL.B. from Dickinson School of Law in 1928. He was in private practice in Camden, New Jersey from 1930 to 1958. He was an Annual solicitor, Camden City Welfare Board, Camden, New Jersey in 1936. He was a City prosecutor, Camden, New Jersey from 1936 to 1942. He was a Member, Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Camden, New Jersey in 1940. He was a judge on the Camden City Municipal Court, New Jersey from 1942 to 1947. U.S. Army, World War II. He was a Prosecutor, Camden County, New Jersey from 1948 to 1958. He was a judge on the Camden County Court, New Jersey from 1958 to 1961. He was a judge on the New Jersey Superior Court from 1961 to 1962.

Cohen was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Cohen was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 6, 1962, to a seat vacated by Richard Hartshorne. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2, 1962. He served as chief judge from 1973-1974. He assumed senior status on September 11, 1974. Cohen served in that capacity until January 7, 1991, due to his death.

He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• Mitchell Harry Cohen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Cohen, Mitchell Harry
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	September 11, 1904
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death	January 7, 1991
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania