Background
Cohen, Jay was born on August 2, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Cohen, Jay was born on August 2, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1977). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (New York, NY) specializing in Products Liability, Entertainment Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, New York. 1982, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1990, District of Columbia. 1991, United States. Supreme Court. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Honorary James Hunter, III, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1980-1981.
M. Jennifer Christman, December 20, 1987. 1 child, Isabelle Christman-Cohen.