Andrew McConnell January Cochran
How Judge Cochran rules, drawn from 22 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Cochran no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Cochran decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Whitehurst, Cochran treated the nationwide character of radio communications and comprehensive federal legislation as displacing a municipal broadcasting tax.
“It follows that the ordinance is void, as a regulation of interstate commerce.”
Procedural preferences
In Mineral Development, Cochran emphasized finality by refusing equitable relief based solely on asserted error in an earlier judgment.
“If such were a basis of interference, there would never be any end to litigation.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The petition is therefore dismissed, without prejudice.”
“And, as the motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction goes to the whole bill, it will have to be overruled.”
“The motion to file the amended bill is overruled also.”
“Leave is granted plaintiff to file an amended bill, seeking relief as to this note also.”
“If section 571 of Kentucky Statutes is in the way of plaintiff’s right to maintain this action, it should be set up by answer, and not by motion to dismiss. This motion of defendant, therefore, is dismissed.”
“An order will be entered overruling both motions.”
“I am constrained to sustain the motion to dismiss.”
“The petitions are overruled, and that finding is affirmed.”
“The order of the referee is reversed.”
The court resolved several tax and compensation-priority claims in a receivership while withholding other issues for additional evidence; no party motion was classified.
“The motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction is sustained.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned Eastern District docket records were returned under the four searched Cochran name variants.
A historical record
Judge Cochran no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.