Sir Jonathan Lionel Cohen (born 8 May 1951) is a retired British barrister and High Court judge (Family Division).
Sir Jonathan Cohen | |
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| Born | 8 May 1951 |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University of Kent |
| Relatives | Lord Cohen (grandfather) |
Life
editCohen is the son of the barrister the Hon Leonard Harold Lionel Cohen, OBE (1922-2007) and grandson of High Court judge Lionel Cohen, Baron Cohen.[1]
Educated at Eton and the University of Kent, Cohen was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1974 and took silk in 1997.[2][1] He was appointed a Justice of the High Court and knighted in 2017.[3][4] Cohen retired in May 2021.[5]
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Notes
edit- ^ a b "Cohen, Hon. Sir Jonathan (Lionel), (born 8 May 1951), a Judge of the High Court, Family Division, since 2017". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u11390. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Kent alumnus Jonathan Cohen QC appointed Justice of the High Court – Kent Law School News". 14 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Cohen appointed High Court Judge | International Academy of Family Lawyers | IAFL". www.iafl.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Queen approves new Knighthoods and Damehoods". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Jonathan Lionel Cohen". www.judiciary.uk. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "LI Cohen JL". Baz Manning. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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