Bruce Cohen, K.C.

The Honourable Bruce Cohen was born in Vancouver, BC. He received his B.A. (1962) and LL.B. (1965) from the University of British Columbia and his LL.M. (1966) from the University of California (Berkeley). He was called and admitted to the Bar of British Columbia as a Barrister and Solicitor in July 1967, and upon his call he joined the law firm of Ladner Downs (now Borden Ladner Gervais).

He was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia in 1978 and served as its Treasurer (President) in 1986. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1983 and retired from practice in 1987 to accept an appointment to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

He is past Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Society of BC, past board member of the People’s Law School, past President of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, past member of the Chairperson’s Advisory Group of the Canadian Judicial Council, past President of the Canadian Judges Conference (now the Canadian Superior Court Judges Association), past Chair of the British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission (2005–2008), and Commissioner of the Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River (2009–2012).

He retired as a member of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in May 2015 and as the BC Superior Courts Communications Officer in March 2026. He is currently a member of the McLachlin Access to Justice Fund Governing Council.