William D. Cohen

William David Cohen (born January 21, 1957) is an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 2019 to 2025.

Education and legal career William David Cohen was born in Queens, New York on January 21, 1957, the son of Herbert and Sandra (Jacobs) Cohen. He attended the public schools of Rutland City, Vermont and graduated from Rutland High School in 1975. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Science from George Washington University in 1980 and a Juris Doctor degree from Vermont Law School in 1984. He was sworn into office on December 20, 2019.

Cohen retired from the court on December 27, 2025.

Personal life In 1990, Cohen married Barbara Kinsman Buck. They are the parents of a daughter Alix, a resident of San Francisco, and a son, Robert, a resident of Killington, Vermont.