Management of the non-judicial operations of the Court system.
Establishment and enforcement of child and spousal support orders.
Provide equal access to justice to all litigants who have limited English proficiency.
Works with juvenile offenders to protect the community, restore victims, reduce risk to reoffend, and assist in providing long-term behavior change.
Provides a comprehensive collection of legal resources to the public.
Issues marriage licenses and maintains marriage records dating back to 1885.
Legal proceedings regarding child custody, divorce, and protection from abuse cases.
Specialized Court that handles cases with minors who are involved in legal matters.
First level of the judicial system dealing primarily with summary offenses, preliminary hearings for more serious criminal cases, civil claims up to $12,000, landlord/tenant disputes, and emergency protection orders.
Documents used in child and spousal support matters.
Miscellaneous documents used in child custody, divorce, and protection from abuse cases.
Judge Zachary J. Cohen, a native of Allentown, was elected to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas in 2022. Prior to the bench, he practiced privately for eighteen years with a Lehigh Valley law firm, focusing on civil litigation, appeals, orphan's court litigation, and adjudications before local, state, and federal agencies. Before that, he served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Robert A. Freedberg, then President Judge of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas.
Judge Cohen received his undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont with majors in philosophy and English, and went on to earn his Juris Doctor at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.
Judge Cohen is a past President of the Bar Association of Lehigh County and former case editor of the Lehigh Law Journal.
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