Brian Mark Cogan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 7, 2006–present
Brian Mark Cogan
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1980-2006
- Law clerk, Hon. Sydney M. Aronovitz, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1979-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 2006-present
Education
- Cornell Law School
- University of Illinois System
Personal record
Born 1954 · Chicago, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Trial Exhibits
Judge Cogan requires duplicate complete documentary exhibit sets, an exhibit list, and a witness list to be handed to the Courtroom Deputy at the beginning of trial.
The following must be handed to the Courtroom Deputy at the beginning of trial in duplicate (so that the Court’s Law Clerk has a copy as well as the Court): (a) A complete set of documentary exhibits; (b) A list of all exhibits; and (c) A copy of the list of witnesses.Individual Practices of Judge Brian M. Cogan ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392391CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/664/brian-mark-cogan/Individual Practices of Judge Brian M. Cogan
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/BMC-MLR.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts