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Mitchell Harry Cohen
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Mitchell Harry Cohen served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Aug 1, 1962.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Aug 1, 1962
- Born
- 1904
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyJohn F. Kennedy · Aug 1, 1962 – Jan 7, 1991
Education
- Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)LL.B., 1928
Career
Private practice, Camden, New Jersey, 1930-1958; Annual solicitor, Camden City [New Jersey] Welfare Board, 1936; City prosecutor, Camden, New Jersey, 1936-1942; Member, Camden County [New Jersey] Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1940; Judge, Camden City [New Jersey] Municipal Court, 1942-1947; U.S. Army, World War II; Prosecutor, Camden County, New Jersey, 1948-1958; Judge, Camden County [New Jersey] Court, 1958-1961; Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1961-1962
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