Background
Cohalan, Peter Fox was born on January 10, 1938 in Sayville, New York, United States. Son of John P. Junior and Marion Caroline (Fox) Cohalan.
Cohalan, Peter Fox was born on January 10, 1938 in Sayville, New York, United States. Son of John P. Junior and Marion Caroline (Fox) Cohalan.
Bachelor, Manhattan College, 1959; Juris Doctor, Fordham University, 1963; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dowling College, 1977; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), New York Institute Technology, 1982.
Private practice, Sayville, 1968-1972; president, public, Suffolk County News, 1968-1972; supervisor, Town of Islip, New York, 1972-1979; executive, County of Suffolk, 1980-1987; justice, New York State Supreme Court, Riverhead, since 1987.
Member Presidential Commision on Drunk Driving, Washington, 1981-1984. Delegate Republican National Convention, 1980, 84, alternate delegate, 1972. Member of New York State Bar Association, Suffolk County Bar Association (chair municipal law committee 1970).
Children: Pierce F., Mary A.