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Johnnie Cochran

Born October 2, 1937 (1937-10-02)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Died March 29, 2005 (aged 67)
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California

Johnnie L. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Feliz, also Rancho Los Feliz ("Feliz Ranch" is a district of the City of Los Angeles California, named for its land grantee José Vicente Feliz California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Cochran, Jr. [1] (October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer perhaps best known for his leadership in the legal defense of O. J. Simpson, charged with murder of his former wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, [2] Cochran also represented Sean Combs (during his trial on gun and bribery charges), Michael Jackson, actor Todd Bridges,[3] football player Jim Brown, rappers Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg[4], and Reginald Oliver Denny, the trucker beaten by a mob during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an American Actor. James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Reginald Denny, a well-known victim of the 1992 Los Angeles riots in the United States, was a construction Truck driver who was nearly beaten to death The Los Angeles riots of 1992, also known as the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots, were sparked on April 29, 1992 when a jury [2] Cochran was known for his skill in the courtroom and his prominence as an early advocate for victims of alleged police abuse. An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another person especially in a legal context [1]

Contents

Early life

Cochran completed his undergraduate degree at UCLA and earned his law degree at Loyola Marymount University School of Law (now Loyola Law School) in Los Angeles. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United [5] He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

Legal practice

Inspired by Thurgood Marshall and the legal victory he won in Brown v. Board of Education, Johnnie Cochran decided to dedicate his life to practicing law. Kappa Alpha Psi ( KAΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership Thurgood Marshall ( July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American Jurist and the first African American Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, 347 US 483 (1954 was a Landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court, which overturned earlier Cochran felt his career was a calling, a double opportunity to work for what he considered to be right and to challenge what he considered wrong; he could make a difference by practicing law. In A Lawyer's Life, Cochran wrote:

"I read everything that I could find about Thurgood Marshall and confirmed that a single dedicated man could use the law to change society. "

Despite setbacks as a lawyer, Cochran vowed not to cease what he was doing, saying "I made this commitment and I must fulfill it. "[6]

Cochran took a job in Los Angeles as a Deputy City Attorney in the criminal division,[7] after he passed the California bar in 1963. A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice Law in a given Jurisdiction. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two years later, he entered private practice and soon opened his own firm, Cochran, Atkins & Evans. [2] In his first notable case, Cochran represented a widow who sued several police officers who had shot and killed her husband. Though Cochran lost the case for his client, Mrs. Leonard Deadwyler, it became a turning point in his career. [1] Rather than seeing the case as a defeat, Cochran realized that the trial itself had awakened the African-American community. In reference to the loss, Cochran wrote, "Those were extremely difficult cases to win in those days. But what Deadwyler confirmed for me was that this issue of police abuse really galvanized the minority community. It taught me that these cases could really get attention" in The American Lawyer. " By the late 1970s, Cochran had established his reputation in the black community. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. He was litigating a number of high-profile police brutality and criminal cases. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Police brutality is the world wide use of excessive force usually physical but potentially also in the form verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by [1]

Los Angeles County District Attorney's office

In 1978 Cochran joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office as its first African-American Assistant District Attorney. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals Though he took a pay cut to do so, joining the government was his way of becoming "one of the good guys, one of the very top rung. " He began to strengthen his ties with the political community, alter his image and work from within to change the system. [8]

Five years later, Cochran returned to private practice, reinventing himself as "the best in the West" by opening the Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. law firm. In contrast to his early loss in the Deadwyler case, Cochran won $760,000 for the family of Ron Settles, a black college football player who, his family claimed, was murdered by the police. In 1990 he joined a succeeding firm, Cochran, Mitchell & Jenna. [9]

Tort reform

Cochran opposed tort reform[10] and in most of his cases represented plaintiffs in tort actions. Tort reform refers to the idea of changing the rules applicable to the Law of Tort. A plaintiff ( Π in Legal shorthand) also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a Lawsuit Tort law is the name given to a body of law that creates and provides remedies for civil wrongs that do not arise out of Contractual duties He founded The Cochran Firm, a law firm that specializes in personal injury cases and has grown through mergers and partnerships to have offices in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C. The Cochran Firm is one the largest Plaintiff's Litigation firms in the United States Injury or bodily injury is Damage or Harm caused to the Structure or function of the Body caused by an outside agent or Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Because of his success as a lawyer, Cochran could encourage settlement simply by his presence on a case. [11] According to Jesse Jackson, a call to Johnnie Cochran made "corporations and violators shake. "[8]

Johnnie Cochran's well-honed rhetoric[4] and flamboyance[12] in the courtroom has been described as theatrical. His practice as a lawyer earned him great wealth. He was said to have earned $40 million ($1 million a year) in trying cases. With his earnings, he bought and drove cars such as a Jaguar and a Rolls-Royce, and he wore expensive suits. Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business A Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973 Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003 which was owned Cochran owned homes in Los Angeles, two apartments in West Hollywood, and a condo in Manhattan. In 2001, Cochran's accountant estimated that within five years the attorney would be worth $25-50 million. [13] Cochran was also well known for his philanthropy. Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material

Clients

Cochran had achieved a reputation as the "go-to" lawyer for the rich and famous, as well as the poor. It was the controversial and dramatic trial of O. J. Simpson, nevertheless, that made Cochran widely known, with opinions of him ranging widely.

Cochran often liked to say that he worked "not only for the OJs, but also the No Js". In other words, he enjoyed defending or suing in the name of those who did not have much in terms of fame or wealth. The most glorious moment as a lawyer, in Cochran's opinion, was when he won the freedom of Geronimo Pratt. Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt (born September 13, 1947) also known as Geronimo ji-Jaga, is a former high ranking member of the Black Panther Party Cochran considered the release "the happiest day" of his legal practice. [1]

When Cochran died in 2005, family and friends proclaimed they "were most proud of the work he did on behalf of those in the community" rather than those with wealth and might. In the words of Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree, Cochran "was willing to fight for the underdog. Charles Ogletree (born December 31, 1952 in Merced California) is a law professor at Harvard Law School and the author of numerous books on "[8] Reverend Jesse Jackson believed Cochran was the "people's lawyer. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. "[12] Magic Johnson proclaimed Cochran was known ". . . for representing O. J. [Simpson] and Michael [Jackson], but he was bigger and better than that. " Cochran would have been pleased to know that he was even described as the Thurgood Marshall of his era. Thurgood Marshall ( July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American Jurist and the first African American [3]

Michael Jackson

In 1993, Cochran represented singer Michael Jackson in a case of allegations of child molestation. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman No criminal charges were filed by the police. The father of the child making allegations filed a civil suit against Jackson. Jackson and the family settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.

O. J. Simpson

Main article: O.J. Simpson murder case

During closing arguments in the Simpson trial, Cochran uttered the now famous phrase, "[I]f it doesn't fit, you must acquit. The O J Simpson murder case was a highly publicized US Criminal trial in which O " He used the phrase as a way to try to persuade the jury that O. J. Simpson could not have murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, because the murderer's gloves did not fit him. Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O Ronald Lyle Goldman ( July 2, 1968 June 12, 1994) was Killed in Los Angeles California, along with Nicole According to a number of legal analysts, the phrase was pivotal to the trial. Since Cochran declared, "[I]f it doesn't fit, you must acquit," the phrase has been widely repeated.

Johnnie Cochran was criticized by some for bringing up the issue of race. Cochran told the mainly black Simpson jury that police officers were trying to frame O. J. Simpson because of his race. [4] Robert Shapiro, co-counsel on the Simpson defense team, accused Cochran of dealing the "race card" "from the bottom of the deck. See also Robert Shapiro (film producer Robert Leslie Shapiro (born 2 September 1942) is a high-profile attorney Playing the race card is an Idiomatic phrase that refers to the act of bringing the issue of race or Racism into a debate perhaps to obfuscate the "[7] In response, Cochran replied it was "not a case about race, it is a case about reasonable doubt. . . ", noting "there are a lot of white people who are willing to accept this verdict. "[14] Cochran's effective representation of a man many believed to be guilty generated hostility toward the attorney. At Cochran's funeral, O. J. Simpson expressed his belief that, without Cochran, he would not have been free.

Abner Louima

Main article: Abner Louima

Cochran successfully represented Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant who was sodomized with a broomstick while in police custody. Abner Louima (b 1966 in Thomassin Haiti) is a Haïtian immigrant who was assaulted and brutalized by New York City police officers after being arrested outside a Abner Louima (b 1966 in Thomassin Haiti) is a Haïtian immigrant who was assaulted and brutalized by New York City police officers after being arrested outside a Louima was awarded a $8. 75 million settlement, the largest police brutality settlement in New York City. Tension broke out between Louima's original lawyers, and the new team headed by Cochran. The former team felt that Cochran and his colleagues were trying to take control of the entire trial. [15]

Sean "Diddy" Combs

See the Sean Combs article. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P

In 2000, Sean "Diddy" Combs was indicted on stolen weapons charges as well as bribery. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Soon thereafter, Combs hired Cochran. Cochran effectively fought for Combs' freedom, with Combs winning an acquittal. [16] At Johnnie Cochran's funeral, Combs said Cochran saved his life. [3]

In 2002, Cochran promised Combs this would be Cochran's last criminal case. After that trial, he retired from criminal cases due to their exhausting nature. Though the trial lasted only five to seven weeks, it became too much for Cochran. After the trial, Cochran declined to represent R. Kelly and Allen Iverson in criminal cases where they asked for his defense. Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) better known by his Stage name R Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7 1975 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets [6]

Popular culture

As a result of Cochran's record in high-profile trials, popular culture has enshrined him as representative of a successful lawyer. Chris Rock's character, Detective Butters, advised a suspect in Lethal Weapon 4 that he had the right to an attorney, but "If you get Johnnie Cochran, I’ll kill you!". Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 buddy cop action - Comedy film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, In the United States, the Miranda warning is a Warning given by Police to criminal Suspects in police custody or in a custodial situation before Individuals from Bernie Mac in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, to Good Charlotte's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" as well as rapper Too Short, 1997's Jackie Brown, Tommy Davidson in the film Woo and Wyclef Jean in his song Thug Angels, have all touted Cochran as their solution in a jam. Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5 1957 &ndash August 9 2008 better known by the stage name Bernie Mac, was an American Actor and Comedian Charlie's Angels Full Throttle is a 2003 action / Comedy film the second of the Charlie's Angels cinematic releases Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf Maryland that formed in 1996 " Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous " is the first single taken from Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28 1966) better known by his Stage name Too Short (seen on album covers as Too $hort) is an American The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Jackie Brown is a 1997 Crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Tommy Davidson (born November 10, 1965) is an American film and television Actor. Woo is a 1998 Romantic comedy film, directed by Daisy VS Mayer, and starring Jada Pinkett Smith in the title role Wyclef Jean (ˈwajklɛf ˈʒɑn born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a Haitian American Musician, Actor In the TV show Angel, the evil law firm, Wolfram and Hart, is mostly comprised of demons and daemonic familiars, and is "the law firm that Johnnie Cochran is too ethical to join". Angel is an American Television series, a Spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Actor Denzel Washington interviewed Cochran as part of his research for the movie Philadelphia[17]. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Philadelphia is a 1993 Film revolving around HIV / AIDS, Homosexuality and prevailing attitudes concerning gays and homophobia Augustus Gibbons uses Jon E. Cochran as a false identity when visiting Ice Cube's character in military prison, in XXX: State of the Union. O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and xXx State of the Union, mainly released as xXx 2 The Next Level outside of the United States and Canada is a 2005 action / Adventure

Cochran was parodied in several films and television shows, including:

Cochran himself took these parodies in stride, discussing them in his autobiography, A Lawyer’s Life. Furthermore, he appeared in The Hughleys, Family Matters, The Howard Stern Show, Arli$$, CHiPs '99, Bamboozled, Showtime and JAG. The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to May 22, 2000 The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, one of two channels on the subscription-based Arliss (rendered in its logo as Arli$$) is an American Situation comedy on HBO about a Sports agent and CHiPs '99 is a movie reunion of the 1977 - 1983 American Television series CHiPs. Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical Film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised Minstrel show Showtime is a 2002 comedy/action film starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro and directed by Tom Dey. JAG (the American Military Acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American adventure / Legal drama Television

After the Simpson trial, Cochran himself was a frequent commentator on law-related television shows. In addition to being featured on television shows, he hosted his own show, Johnnie Cochran Tonight, on CourtTV. truTV is an American Cable Television network owned by Time Warner through its subsidiary Turner Broadcasting. With the Simpson fame also came movie deals. [18]

Death

Johnnie Cochran died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 from a brain tumor. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons [19] In April 2004, Cochran underwent surgery, which led to him staying away from the media. Shortly thereafter, he told the New York Post he was feeling well, and that he was in good health. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually

Public viewing of his casket was conducted on April 4 and April 5 and a memorial service was held at Little Union Baptist Church on April 8, 2005 in Shreveport. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The remains were interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. Inglewood Park Cemetery founded in 1905 is at 720 E Florence Avenue in Inglewood California. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. [20] The funeral was attended by numerous former clients and friends. Among them were Michael Jackson, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Reverend Al Sharpton, Sean "Diddy" Combs, O.J. Simpson, Stevie Wonder, Magic Johnson, actress Angela Bassett, Gloria Allred, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Abner Louima, and others. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr (born October 3 1954 is an American Baptist minister political and civil rights / Social justice Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16 1958 is an Emmy - and Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning African- American Actress Gloria Rachel Allred (born Gloria Rachel Bloom on July 3, 1941) is an American Lawyer. The Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the government of San Francisco, California. Willie Lewis Brown Jr (born March 20, 1934) served over thirty years in the California State Assembly, fifteen years as its Speaker and afterwards Abner Louima (b 1966 in Thomassin Haiti) is a Haïtian immigrant who was assaulted and brutalized by New York City police officers after being arrested outside a [3]

On May 31, 2005, about two months after Cochran's death, the U. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Supreme Court delivered its opinion on Tory v. Cochran. Tory v Cochran, 544 US 734 ( 2005) is a United States Supreme Court case involving libel It found that due to Cochran's death, a restriction on Ulysses Tory's defamatory speech regarding Cochran was no longer required. Lower courts, before Cochran died, held that Tory could not make any public comments about Johnnie Cochran in any way. [21]

In honor of Cochran, on January 24, 2006, Los Angeles Unified School District officials unanimously approved the renaming of Mount Vernon Middle School, Cochran's boyhood middle school, to Johnnie L. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles Unified School District (" LAUSD " is the largest (in terms of number of students Public school system in California. Cochran, Jr. Middle School, saying he was an "extraordinary, superb lawyer with movie-star celebrity status. " There have been mixed reactions about the board of education's decision, primarily because of Cochran's work as a lawyer. For instance, the sister of Nicole Brown Simpson has expressed her disappointment with the decision, although she called Cochran "a great defense attorney. Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O "[22] Since the school was renamed, others have voiced their ideas of naming a street after Cochran. City Councilman Herb J. Wesson Jr. wants the city to rename a section of 17th Street, because he feels Cochran was "a great attorney and a great role model who contributed to this community. Herb J Wesson Jr is a California politician He currently serves as a Los Angeles City Councilman representing the 10th district "[23]

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