Brian Mark Cogan (born April 22, 1954) is a
senior
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United States district judge
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of the
who joined that court in 2006.
Education and career
Cogan was born in 1954 in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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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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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
. 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
Frederic Block (born June 6, 1934) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Education and career
Born in Brooklyn, New York, the Honorable Frederic Block received an ...
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on May 4, 2006, and received his commission on June 7, 2006. Cogan assumed
senior status
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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
21st-century American judges
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