Andrew McConnell January Cochran
Appointed by President William McKinley in 1901 and confirmed by voice vote, Andrew McConnell January Cochran was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1877. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1854–1934
- Appointed by
- William McKinley, 1901
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Centre College 1873 · Harvard Law School 1877
- Succeeded by
- Hiram Church Ford
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Eastern District of Kentucky | McKinley (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Centre College | A.B. | 1873 |
| Harvard Law School | LL.B. | 1877 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Cochran authored 15 published opinions for the court (1924–1933). Most cited: Howard v. United States (26 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Howard v. United States | 2 F.2d 170 | 26 |
| 1929 | Coca-Cola Co. v. Carlisle Bottling Works | 43 F.2d 101 | 20 |
| 1932 | Hume v. Mahan | 1 F. Supp. 142 | 12 |
| 1925 | Christian v. International Ass'n of MacHinists | 7 F.2d 481 | 12 |
| 1931 | CTC Inv. Co. v. Daniel Boone Coal Corporation | 58 F.2d 305 | 10 |
| 1929 | Woods v. Massachusetts Protective Ass'n | 34 F.2d 501 | 10 |
| 1926 | Cumberland Pipe Line Co. v. Lewis | 17 F.2d 167 | 8 |
| 1927 | Whitehurst v. Grimes | 21 F.2d 787 | 7 |
| 1932 | Lawson v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co. | 2 F. Supp. 171 | 6 |
| 1927 | Ex Parte Baer | 20 F.2d 912 | 5 |
| 1932 | Wiggins v. New York Life Ins. Co. | 2 F. Supp. 365 | 4 |
| 1928 | West Virginia Rail Co. v. Jewett Bigelow & Brooks Coal Co. | 26 F.2d 503 | 4 |
| 1933 | Baker v. Glenn | 2 F. Supp. 880 | 2 |
| 1932 | White v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation | 2 F. Supp. 406 | 2 |
| 1931 | In Re Draughn & Steele Motor Co. | 49 F.2d 636 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Andrew McConnell January Cochran?
- President William McKinley appointed Andrew McConnell January Cochran to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1901.
- Was Andrew McConnell January Cochran appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Andrew McConnell January Cochran was appointed by President William McKinley, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Andrew McConnell January Cochran's confirmation vote?
- Andrew McConnell January Cochran was confirmed by voice vote on December 17, 1901. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Andrew McConnell January Cochran on?
- Andrew McConnell January Cochran was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: AMJ_Cochran.jpg: Unknown derivative work: Acdixon (talk) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).