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Mary A. Cohen
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
Assumed office
October 1, 2012
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
November 7, 1997 – May 31, 2000
Preceded byThomas B. Wells
Succeeded byThomas B. Wells
In office
June 1, 1996 – September 23, 1997
Preceded byLapsley W. Hamblen Jr.
Succeeded byThomas B. Wells
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
November 7, 1997 – November 6, 2012
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byvacant
Succeeded byTamara W. Ashford
In office
September 24, 1982 – September 23, 1997
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byCynthia Holcomb Hall
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born
Mary Ann Cohen

(1943-07-16) July 16, 1943 (age 80)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BS)
University of Southern California (JD)

Mary Ann Cohen (born July 16, 1943 in Albuquerque, New Mexico)[1] is an American lawyer who serves as a senior judge of the United States Tax Court.

Biography

Early life

Cohen attended public schools in Los Angeles before earning a Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Law School in 1967. From 1959 to 1966 she served a bookkeeper and later secretary for two family-owned businesses in Los Angeles. From 1966 to 1967 she worked as a legal researcher for multiple lawyers based in Los Angeles. Cohen then practiced law in Los Angeles with the law firm of Abbott & Cohen from 1967 to 1982.

Judicial career

Cohen was appointed by Ronald Reagan as a judge of the United States Tax Court, on September 24, 1982, for a term ending September 23, 1997. She served as Chief Judge from June 1, 1996 to September 23, 1997, and was reappointed by Bill Clinton on November 7, 1997, for a term ending November 6, 2012. She served again as chief judge from November 7, 1997 to May 31, 2000. She took senior status on October 1, 2012. Barack Obama nominated Tamara W. Ashford of Virginia to the U.S. Senate for a fifteen-year term, to succeed her.[2]

Memberships and activities

References

  1. ^ Official Congressional Directory (2005), page 859.
  2. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. September 18, 2013.

Material on this page was copied from the website of the United States Tax Court, which is published by a United States government agency, and is therefore in the public domain.

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