Maurice Cohill

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Maurice Cohill

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University, 1951

Law

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1956

Personal
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Maurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr. was a federal judge with the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1976 after being nominated by President Gerald Ford. Cohill assumed senior status on November 28, 1994. His service ended on January 1, 2022, due to death.[1]

Early life and education

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cohill graduated from Princeton University with his bachelor's degree in 1951 and from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law with his LL.B. in 1956.[1]

Military service

Cohill served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

Western District of Pennsylvania

Cohill was nominated by President Gerald Ford on May 4, 1976, to a seat vacated by Louis Rosenberg. Cohill was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 18, 1976, and he received his commission on May 21, 1976. Cohill served as the chief judge of the court from 1985 to 1992. He elected to take senior status beginning on November 28, 1994. His service ended when he died on January 1, 2022.[1] Cohill was succeeded in this position by Judge Arthur Schwab.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Maurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr.," accessed May 22, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by:
Louis Rosenberg 		Western District of Pennsylvania
1976–1994
Seat #8 		Succeeded by:
Arthur Schwab



Pennsylvania courts

Federal courts:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania

State courts:

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts

State resources:

Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania

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