Jim Brown: All American (2002) as Himself (Attorney)
Short Info
Date Of Birth
October 2, 1937, October 2, 1937
Died
March 29, 2005, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States, March 29, 2005, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse
Sylvia Dale, Barbara Berry Cochran, Sylvia Dale, Barbara Berry Cochran
Fact
Was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
Johnnie Cochran was born on October 2, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana. His parents were Johnnie Lee Cochran Sr. and Hattie Cochran. He had four siblings: three brothers and one sister. Cochran’s father was a Baptist minister and his mother was a homemaker. Cochran’s family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was 12 years old. Cochran attended Los Angeles High School, where he played football and ran track. After high school, Cochran attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on a football scholarship. He graduated from UCLA in 1962 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
Cochran began his legal career as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles County. He later joined the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he became a partner. In 1975, Cochran left Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to open his own law firm, The Cochran Firm.
Cochran represented a number of high-profile clients during his career, including O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, and Sean Combs. He was best known for his work on the Simpson case, in which he successfully defended Simpson against charges of murder.
Cochran died of a brain tumor on March 29, 2005 at the age of 67. His death came just two weeks after the publication of his autobiography, A Lawyer’s Life.
At the time of his death, Cochran had an estimated net worth of $20 million.
General Info
Full Name
Johnnie Cochran
Date Of Birth
October 2, 1937, October 2, 1937
Died
March 29, 2005, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States, March 29, 2005, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Profession
Lawyer, Film producer, Actor, Lawyer, Actor, Film producer
Education
Loyola Marymount University, University of California, Los Angeles, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles High School, Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Law School, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles High School
Nationality
American, American
Family
Spouse
Sylvia Dale, Barbara Berry Cochran, Sylvia Dale, Barbara Berry Cochran
Children
Melodie Cochran, Tiffany Cochran, Jonathan Cochran, Melodie Cochran, Tiffany Cochran, Jonathan Cochran
Parents
Hattie Bass Cochran, Johnnie L. Cochran, Sr., Hattie Bass Cochran, Johnnie L. Cochran, Sr.
Siblings
Ralonzo Phelectron Cochran, Martha Jean Sherrard, Pearl Baker, Ralonzo Phelectron Cochran, Pearl Baker, Martha Jean Sherrard
[To the jury of the O.J. Simpson murder case, referring to police corruption in his closing arguments] who then "polices" the police? You police the police.
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[on wining the OJ Simpson case] We fought all the battles, we fought by their rules and we won.
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[Referring to the black gloves found at the crime scene] If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
Facts
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Fact
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Has represented many high profile clients such as actor Todd Bridges, singer Michael Jackson, rappers Tupac Shakur, Sean Combs, Snoop Dogg, heavyweight championship boxer Riddick Bowe, and athlete Marion Jones.
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[During the OJ Simpson murder trial] the media gave their defense team the nickname "The "Dream Team" because the team consisted of prominent lawyers such as F. Lee Bailey, Robert Shapiro, Robert Kardashian and Alan Dershowitz., all led by Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 87-89. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Known in Los Angeles as a brilliant trial attorney at the start of the 1990s, Cochran reportedly received only $100,000 of the multi-million dollar fee paid by O.J. Simpson to attorney Robert Shapiro. Shapiro acted as a broker for the defense, assembling the defense team and bringing in Cochran, F. Lee Bailey and Barry Scheck, all of whom helped save Simpson from what seemed, at first, to be a sure conviction for murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Though his fee was relatively small, the publicity generated by the trial was enormous, and before the trial ended with an acquittal, Cochran was world famous.
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He was the basis for Jackie Chiles, the flashy lawyer played by Phil Morris on the TV series Seinfeld (1990). Even the initials are the same.
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His catchphrase in the Simpson trial, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit," became famous over the years. It derived from a dramatic moment during which Simpson tried on a pair of bloodstained "murder gloves" to show jurors they did not fit.
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Was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
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Graduated from UCLA; law degree from Loyola Marymount University.