Brian Cogan

Brian Cogan
Brian Cogan
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 12, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; June 7, 2006 – June 12, 2020
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Frederic Block
Succeeded by	vacant
Personal details
Born	Brian Mark Cogan; 1954 (age 67–68); Chicago, Illinois
Education	University of Illinois (BA); Cornell Law School (JD)

Brian Mark Cogan (born 1954) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York since 2006.

Education and career[]

Cogan was born in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "On Eve of 'El Chapo' Trial, Judge Tells Prosecutors Not to Dwell on Murders | The Crime ReportThe Crime Report". thecrimereport.org. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
^ Feuer, Alan (February 12, 2019). "El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel's Brutality and Corruption". New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ Day, Will (February 12, 2019). "Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman convicted on all charges". KFDI. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

Sources[]

Brian Cogan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Frederic Block	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2006–2020	Vacant

[1] "On Eve of 'El Chapo' Trial, Judge Tells Prosecutors Not to Dwell on Murders | The Crime ReportThe Crime Report". thecrimereport.org. Retrieved 2018-11-11.

[2] Feuer, Alan (February 12, 2019). "El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel's Brutality and Corruption". New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

[3] Day, Will (February 12, 2019). "Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman convicted on all charges". KFDI. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

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v t Senior district judges of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Connecticut	Covello Chatigny Thompson Arterton Hall Bryant
E. New York	Glasser Korman Dearie Amon Johnson Hurley Seybert Block Ross Gershon Garaufis Irizarry Vitaliano Cogan Kuntz
N. New York	McAvoy Scullin Kahn Mordue Sharpe
S. New York	Haight Keenan Stanton Wood McKenna Preska Cote Kaplan Stein Rakoff Berman Hellerstein McMahon Buchwald Marrero Daniels Castel Crotty
W. New York	Larimer Arcara Skretny Siragusa
Vermont	Murtha Sessions

Brian Cogan

Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office June 12, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office June 7, 2006 – June 12, 2020
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Frederic Block
Succeeded by	vacant

Personal details
Born	Brian Mark Cogan 1954 (age 67–68) Chicago, Illinois
Education	University of Illinois (BA) Cornell Law School (JD)