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Mark Howard Cohen

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • Arizona, Georgia
Biography

Born 1955 in Miami Beach, FL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Clarence Cooper. Confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2014, and received commission on November 20, 2014.

Education:
Emory University, B.A., 1976
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1979

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Feldman, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1979-1981
Office of the Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1981-1994; staff assistant attorney general, 1981-1982; assistant attorney general, 1982-1989; senior assistant attorney general, 1989-1994
University attorney, University of Arizona, 1994
Chief state administrative law judge, Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings, 1995
Office of Gov. Zell Miller, Georgia, 1995-1999; executive counsel, 1995-1998; executive secretary, 1998-1999
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1999-2014

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Arizona
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Georgia
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Professional Experience
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Attorney
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia
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Office of Gov. Zell Miller, Georgia
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executive counsel, 1995-1998; executive secretary, 1998-1999
Chief state administrative law judge
Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings
University attorney
University of Arizona
Office of the Attorney General, State of Georgia
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staff assistant attorney general, 1981-1982; assistant attorney general, 1982-1989; senior assistant attorney general, 1989-1994
Law Clerk
Hon. Joel M. Feldman, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
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Education
Emory University
J.D.
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Emory University
B.A.
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Professional Associations
Georgia State Bar
Member
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Websites & Blogs
Website
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Website
Federal Judicial Center Biography
Contact & Map
1909 Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse
75 Spring Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3309
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Telephone: (404) 215-1310