James L. Cott

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James L. Cott

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard College, 1981

Law

Northeastern School of Law, 1985 

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James L. Cott is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Cott joined the court on March 2, 2010 and his current term expired on March 1, 2018. Prior to joining the court, Cott was the chief of the Civil Division for the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York.[1][2][3]

Education

Cott earned his B.A. from Harvard College, graduating cum laude in 1981 and earned his J.D. from the Northeastern School of Law in 1985.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

Cott joined the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 2, 2010. His current term expired on March 1, 2018.[1][3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fordham University, "James L. Cott Adjunct Professor of Law," accessed January 27, 2014
  2. ↑ The Sedona Conference, "Hon. James L. Cott," accessed March 25, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, "History - Listing of the U.S. Magistrate Judges," accessed March 25, 2017
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