Brian M. Cogan (born April 22, 1954) is a
senior
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* Senior (name), a surname ...
United States district judge of the
who joined that court in 2006.
Education and career
Cogan was born in 1954 in
Chicago
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. He graduated from
University of Illinois
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with a
Bachelor of Arts
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in 1975 and received his
Juris Doctor
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from
Cornell Law School
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One of the five Ivy League law schools, Cornell Law School offers four degree programs (Juris Doctor, JD, Maste ...
in 1979, where he was an editor of the ''
Cornell Law Review
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''. Following graduation, Cogan clerked for Judge
Sidney Aronovitz of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench, Cogan was a partner of
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in
New York City
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.
Federal judicial service
Cogan was nominated by President
George W. Bush
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on January 25, 2006, to a seat vacated by
Frederic Block. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on May 4, 2006, and received his commission on June 7, 2006. Cogan assumed
senior status on June 12, 2020.
Notable cases
Cogan was the judge for the
trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, which lasted from November 13, 2018 to February 12, 2019 and ended with a guilty verdict.
References
Sources
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1954 births
Living people
Cornell Law School alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Lawyers from Chicago
New York (state) lawyers
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
University of Illinois alumni