Jonathan Cohen (judge)

Sir Jonathan Lionel Cohen (born 8 May 1951) is a retired British barrister and High Court judge (Family Division).

Sir Jonathan Cohen
Born	8 May 1951
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	University of Kent
Relatives	Lord Cohen (grandfather)

Life

Cohen is the son of the barrister the Hon Leonard Harold Lionel Cohen, OBE (1922-2007) and grandson of High Court judge Lionel Cohen, Baron Cohen.^[1]

Educated at Eton and the University of Kent, Cohen was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1974 and took silk in 1997.^[2][1] He was appointed a Justice of the High Court and knighted in 2017.^[3][4] Cohen retired in May 2021.^[5]

Arms

Coat of arms of Jonathan Cohen

Motto All For The Best[6]