Kent alumnus and Kent Law Campaign Patron Jonathan Lionel Cohen QC has been appointed a Justice of the High Court.<\/p>\n
Jonathan\u2019s appointment<\/a>, approved by the Queen last month, follows the retirement of Sir Anthony Edwards-Stuart.<\/p>\n He will be assigned to the Family Division, with effect from 2 October and will be known as The Honourable Mr Justice Cohen.<\/p>\n After graduating from Kent, Jonathan was called to the Bar in 1974 and obtained pupillage at 4 Paper Buildings. He became a specialist family lawyer dealing with high end divorce settlements as well as a number of legally aided child care cases. He took Silk in 1997 and was Head of Chambers at 4 Paper Buildings from 2003 to 2012.<\/p>\n He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1993, as a Recorder in 1997 and as a fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber in 2000. He was authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge (Family Division) in 2005.<\/p>\n