Jonathan Cohen (judge)

Sir Jonathan Lionel Cohen (born 8 May 1951) is a retired British barrister and High Court judge (Family Division).

Sir Jonathan Cohen
Born8 May 1951
EducationEton College
Alma materUniversity of Kent
RelativesLord Cohen (grandfather)

Life

Cohen 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]

Arms
Coat of arms of Jonathan Cohen
Motto
All For The Best[6]

Notes
  1. "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.
  2. "Kent alumnus Jonathan Cohen QC appointed Justice of the High Court – Kent Law School News". 14 September 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "Jonathan Cohen appointed High Court Judge | International Academy of Family Lawyers | IAFL". www.iafl.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "Queen approves new Knighthoods and Damehoods". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Jonathan Lionel Cohen". www.judiciary.uk. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. "LI Cohen JL". Baz Manning. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.


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