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Cohen, Mark Howard

Born 1955 in Miami Beach, FL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

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