Florence-Marie Cooper

Judge Florence-Marie Cooper

Personal

Birthday:

2/9/1940

Birthplace:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death:

1/15/2010

Place of Death:

Santa Monica, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Arthur Alarcon, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Appellate Department, 1975-1977
Deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1977
Senior research attorney, Hon. Arthur Alarcon, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 1978-1980
Senior research attorney, Hon. Arleigh M. Woods, California Court of Appeal, Second District, 1980-1983
Adjunct professor, San Fernando Valley College School of Law, 1980-1985
Commissioner, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1983-1990
Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1990-1991
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1991-1999

Education

Name of School:

City College of San Francisco

Degree Year:

1971

Name of School - Second:

Whittier Law School

Whittier Law School, founded in 1966 in Los Angeles as the non-profit stand-alone institution originally known as Beverly Law School, is, for the fifth consecutive year, ranked as one of the most diverse law schools in the nation.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1975

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Central District of California

Court Name:

California Central District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

11/15/1999

Termination Date:

1/15/2010

Termination Reason:

Death