Jay Cohen
Jay Cohen was a judge of the Florida 6th District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. He left office in 2023.
Cohen ran for re-election for judge of the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Cohen was recommissioned to Florida's Sixth District Court of Appeal by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). The Sixth District Court of Appeal was established on January 1, 2023.
Cohen retired in 2023.[1]
Education
Cohen earned his B.A. in English in 1974 from the University of Florida and his J.D. in 1978 from the University of Florida College of Law.[2]
Career
Cohen began his legal career in Sarasota County and then served as a prosecutor in Orlando from 1980 to 1982, when he entered private practice. In 1990, Republican Governor Bob Martinez appointed Cohen to the county court bench. He served in the traffic, criminal, and civil divisions. He was appointed to the circuit court by Democratic Governor Lawton Chiles in 1993, where he served in the domestic relations, juvenile, criminal, and civil divisions until his 2008 appointment to the Fifth District Court of Appeal.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Florida 5th District Court of Appeal, Jay Cohen's seat
Jay Cohen was retained to the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 64.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
64.7
|
1,100,786 | ||
No |
35.3
|
600,767 | |||
Total Votes |
1,701,553 | ||||
|
|
2016
- See also: Florida judicial elections, 2016
Judge Cohen filed to stand for retention in 2016.[3]
In a retention election, voters respond "yes" or "no" when asked if a judge whose term is ending should remain on the court for another term. In most states, judges must receive more than 50 percent "yes" votes to win another term.
Election results
November 8 general election
Jay Cohen was retained in the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal, Cohen's Seat election with 67.95% of the vote.
| Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal, Cohen's Seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Jay Cohen | 67.95% | |
| Source: Florida Division of Elections Official Results | ||
2010
Cohen was retained on November 2, 2010 with 63.36% of voters in favor.[4][5]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jay Cohen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ ''Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, "Governor Ron DeSantis Makes One Judicial Appointment," accessed August 16, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "Download Candidate List," list accessed May 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida 2010 Unofficial Election Results:Cohen
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, 2010 Candidate List
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