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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	Hector Gonzalez
Personal details
Born	Brian Mark Cogan; April 22, 1954 (age 70); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	University of Illinois (BA); Cornell University (JD)

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Brian Mark Cogan (born April 22, 1954)^[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York who joined that court in 2006.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary" (PDF). United States Senate. March 29, 2007.
^ "Judge Brian M. Cogan | Eastern District of New York | United States District Court". www.nyed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
^ Brian Cogan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "On Eve of 'El Chapo' Trial, Judge Tells Prosecutors Not to Dwell on Murders | The Crime ReportThe Crime Report". thecrimereport.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. 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 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	Succeeded by Hector Gonzalez

[1] "Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary" (PDF). United States Senate. March 29, 2007.

[2] "Judge Brian M. Cogan | Eastern District of New York | United States District Court". www.nyed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-06.

[3] Brian Cogan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[4] "On Eve of 'El Chapo' Trial, Judge Tells Prosecutors Not to Dwell on Murders | The Crime ReportThe Crime Report". thecrimereport.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-11.

[5] 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.

[6] 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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+=== 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.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=1392391|inline=yes}}</ref>
+=== Notable cases ===
+Cogan was the judge for the [[United States of America v. Joaquín Guzmán Loera|trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]], which lasted from November 13, 2018 to February 12, 2019 and ended with a guilty verdict.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecrimereport.org/2018/10/31/on-eve-of-el-chapo-trial-tussles-over-murder-evidence/|title=On Eve of 'El Chapo' Trial, Judge Tells Prosecutors Not to Dwell on Murders {{!}} The Crime ReportThe Crime Report|website=thecrimereport.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-11|archive-date=2019-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117004720/https://thecrimereport.org/2018/10/31/on-eve-of-el-chapo-trial-tussles-over-murder-evidence/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/nyregion/el-chapo-verdict.html|title=El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel's Brutality and Corruption|last=Feuer|first=Alan|date=February 12, 2019|work=New York Times|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kfdi.com/2019/02/12/mexican-drug-lord-joaquin-el-chapo-guzman-convicted-on-all-charges/|title=Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman convicted on all charges|last=Day|first=Will|date=February 12, 2019|work=KFDI|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
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