Federal judge, 95, is trimming his caseload

DETROIT (AP) — A 95-year-old Detroit federal judge is reducing is caseload after 40 years on the bench.

U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn, Eastern District of Michigan, is dropping criminal cases and will handle only civil lawsuits.

“Judge Cohn is in his mid-90s and has been carrying a full caseload for all these years,” court spokesman David Ashenfelter said. “He has decided that it’s time to cut back.”

Cohn was appointed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. He qualified for “senior status” in 1999, which can trigger a smaller caseload and give the court an opportunity to get an additional judge. But Cohn didn’t change his duties.

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