Clarence Cooper

Judge Clarence Cooper

Personal

Birthday:

1942

Birthplace:

Decatur, GA

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Attorney, Atlanta [Georgia] Legal Aid Society, 1967
U.S. Army, 1968-1970
Assistant district attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 1968, 1970-1975
Judge, Atlanta [Georgia] Municipal Court, 1975-1980
Judge, Fulton County [Georgia] Superior Court, 1980-1990
Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1990-1994

Education

Name of School:

Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University)

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1964

Name of School - Second:

Howard University School of Law

Consistent with providing the professional leadership necessary to advocate and defend the rights of all, but particularly of African-Americans and other minorities, it is the Law School's mission to: Educate and enable students to develop their highest capabilities and skills as lawyers; Engage as an institution in the active pursuit of solutions to domestic and international legal, social, economic and political problems that are of particular concern to minority groups; and Imbue its students with dedication to excellence and commitment to the solutions to those problems.

Name of School - Third:

Emory University School of Law

Emory Law is dedicated to integrative, international, and interdisciplinary legal study. We are committed to promoting scholarly excellence in a diverse community. We educate leaders in society based on our common quest for knowledge, pursuit of public service, and advocacy for justice.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1967

Name of School - Fourth:

Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

Degree - Fourth:

M.P.A.

Degree Year - Fourth:

1978

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Court Name:

Georgia Northern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/9/1994

Retirement from Active Service:

2/9/2009