JOHNNIE COCHRAN
Updated 05-May-2020.
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Johnnie Cochran: Born in Shreveport on October 2, 1937, Johnnie Cochran has become one of the best-known attorneys in the country. He attended West Elementary School and was a member of Little Union Baptist…
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: cochran represented Sean Combs during his trial on gun and bribery charges . he represented athlete Marion Jones when she faced charges of doping . “cochran was known for his skill in the courtroom cochran’s father was an insurance salesman, his mother sold Avon products . the family relocated to the west coast during the second wave of the great migration . he graduated first in his class from los angele cochran felt his career was a calling; he could make a difference by practicing law . despite setbacks as a lawyer, he vowed not to cease what he was doing . in in his first case, cochran represented an African-American widow who sued police officers . though he lost the case, it became a turning point in his career . he realized the trial itself had awakened by the late 1970s, Cochran had established his reputation in the black community . he was litigating a number of high-profile police brutality and criminal cases . joining the government was his way of becoming “one cochran won US$760,000 for the family of Ron Settles, a black college football player . in most of his cases Cochran represented plaintiffs in tort actions, and opposed tort reform . the firm has a call to Johnnie cochran made “corporations and violators shake,” says rev. jesse Jackson . “cochran’s well-honed rhetoric and flamboyance in in 2001, Cochran’s accountant estimated he would be worth US$25–50 million . the controversial and dramatic Simpson trial made him more widely known . cochran believed most glorious moment as a lawyer occurred when Pratt’s release “the happiest day” of his legal practice, says cochran . he “was willing to fight for the underdog,” says professor . rev. jesse Jackson believes cochran was criticized during the criminal trial for suggesting police were racist . he tried to convince the majority-black jury that police officers had tried to frame Simpson because of his race . cochran: “there are a lot of white people who are willing to accept this verdict” louima was awarded an $8.75 million settlement . the settlement is the largest police brutality settlement in new york city . in 2002, Cochran told Combs that this would be his last criminal case . after less than 10 minutes on trial, Williams was acquitted of all charges . in 2004, he underwent surgery, which led him to stay away from the media . he died from the brain tumor on march 29, 2005, at his home in los angeles . cochran’s remains were interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in inglewood, California . his funeral was attended by his father and numerous former friends and clients, including O.J. Simpson . the court lower courts held that Tory could not make any public comments about cochran . decision received mixed responses . in 2007, the three-block stretch of the street in front of the school was renamed “Johnnie cochran’s footprints are featured on the Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana . he hosted his own show, Johnnie Cochran Tonight, on CourtTV cochran discusses these parodies in his autobiography, A Lawyer’s Life . he appeared as himself in the miniseries american tragedy (2000) . Ving Rhames played coch cochran portrayed in the People v. O. J. Simpson (2016) by actor Courtney B. Vance . in Too Short song, Too Short references Johnnie Cochran in line: “you should get