Mark Howard Cohen Explained

Mark Howard Cohen
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Term Start:November 20, 2014
Appointer:Barack Obama
Predecessor:Clarence Cooper
Birth Name:Mark Howard Cohen
Birth Date:11 June 1955[1]
Birth Place:Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Education:Emory University (BA, JD)

Mark Howard Cohen (born June 11, 1955) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Biography

Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 1976 from Emory University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1979 from Emory University School of Law. He began his career as a law clerk to United States magistrate judge Joel M. Feldman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, from 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1994, he worked in the Georgia Attorney General's Office, where he represented state agencies in federal and state litigation. In 1995, he served as Chief State Administrative Law Judge and managed the newly created Office of State Administrative Hearings in Georgia. He then worked for Georgia Governor Zell Miller, serving as executive counsel from 1995 to 1998 and executive secretary from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2014, he worked at the Atlanta law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP, making partner in 2001.[2]

Federal judicial service

On December 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Cohen to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to the seat vacated by Judge Clarence Cooper, who assumed senior status on February 9, 2009.[3] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2014.[4] On June 19, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] On November 12, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Cohen's nomination. On November 17, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 67–29 vote.[6] On November 18, 2014, he was confirmed by a voice vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on November 20, 2014.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hubbell, Martindale . April 2000 . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho (Volume 7 - 2000) . . 9781561603763 .
  2. Web site: President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 19 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 19 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Judicial Nominations. 13 May 2014 . United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. Web site: Executive Business Meeting. Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate. 19 June 2014.
  6. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge). United States Senate. 17 November 2014.
  7. Web site: PN1228 — Mark Howard Cohen — The Judiciary. congress.gov. 6 November 2022.