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  1. Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr. [1] ( / ˈkɒkrən / KOK-rən; October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an American attorney from California who was involved in numerous civil rights and police brutality cases throughout his 38-year career spanning from 1964 to 2002.

  2. Jun 28, 2024 · Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005) was an American trial lawyer who gained international prominence with his defense of O.J. Simpson in 1995.

  3. Apr 11, 2024 · Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson.

  4. Mar 29, 2005 · March 29, 2005. > LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who became a legal superstar after helping clear O.J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he uttered the...

  5. Mar 29, 2005 · Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. has been recognized as an outstanding trial lawyer, civil libertarian and philanthropist throughout the world.

  6. Mar 30, 2005 · Johnnie Cochran, the lawyer who became a celebrity when he helped win O.J. Simpson's acquittal on murder charges, has died at age 67.

  7. Mar 29, 2005 · LOS ANGELES — Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who became a legal superstar after helping clear O.J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he uttered the famous quote “If it doesn’t fit,...

  8. www.encyclopedia.com › social-sciences-and-law › law-biographiesJohnnie Cochran | Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · Johnnie Cochran, Jr. was born in 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is the great-grandson of a slave. He grew up in a stable and prosperous family, with a father and mother who stressed education, independence, and a color-blind attitude.

  9. Mar 30, 2005 · Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., whose fierce, flamboyant and electrifyingly effective advocacy in the O.J. Simpson murder trial captivated the country and solidified his image as a master of...

  10. Mar 30, 2005 · WASHINGTON — Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., the lawyer whose emotional, sometimes flamboyant courtroom summations played to national audiences during his successful defense of O.J. Simpson, died...