Mary Ann Cohen

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Mary Ann Cohen (born New Mexico, 16 July 1943) is a judge of the United States Tax Court.

Cohen 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 School of Law in 1967. Cohen then practiced law in Los Angeles with the law firm of Abbott & Cohen.

Cohen was appointed by President 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 President 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Note

Material on this page was copied from the website of the United States Tax Court[1], which is published by a United States government agency, and is therefore in the public domain.