Mary Ann Cohen

Mary Ann Cohen (born July 16, 1943 in Albuquerque, New Mexico)[1] is a Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court.

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 H. Hall
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born
Mary Ann Cohen

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

She attended public schools in Los Angeles before earning a B.S. from UCLA in 1964 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1967. From 1959 to 1966 she was a bookkeeper and later secretary for two family owned businesses in Los Angeles. From 1966 to 1967 she was 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.

Cohen was appointed by Ronald Reagan as Judge, 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
  • American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, and Continuing Legal Education activities.
  • Received Dana Latham Memorial Award from Los Angeles County Bar Association Taxation Section, May 30, 1997
  • Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award from ABA Tax Section Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, 1999.

References
  1. Official Congressional Directory (2005) - page 859
  2. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/18/presidential-nominations-sent-senate

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