Brian Cogan

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::summary American judge (born 1954) ::

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Field	Value
office	Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
term_start	June 12, 2020
office1	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
term_start1	June 7, 2006
term_end1	June 12, 2020
appointer1	George W. Bush
predecessor1	Frederic Block
successor1	Hector Gonzalez
birth_name	Brian Mark Cogan
birth_date
birth_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
education	University of Illinois (BA)
Cornell University (JD)
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Brian M. Cogan (born April 22, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was appointed to that court in 2006, and took senior status in 2020.

Education and career

Cogan was born in 1954 in Chicago. He graduated from University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975 and received his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 1979, where he was an editor of the Cornell Law Review. 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.

Federal judicial service

Cogan was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 25, 2006, to a seat vacated by Frederic Block. He was confirmed by the United States Senate 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

References

1. (March 29, 2007). "Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary". United States Senate.
2. "Judge Brian M. Cogan {{!}} Eastern District of New York {{!}} United States District Court".
3. {{FJC Bio
4. "On Eve of 'El Chapo' Trial, Judge Tells Prosecutors Not to Dwell on Murders {{!}} The Crime ReportThe Crime Report".
5. Feuer, Alan. (February 12, 2019). "El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel's Brutality and Corruption". New York Times.
6. Day, Will. (February 12, 2019). "Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman convicted on all charges". KFDI.

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