Irving Cooper
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Irving Ben Cooper (1902-1996) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Cooper received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on September 20, 1962, and received his commission on September 28th. Cooper was succeeded in this position by Kevin Duffy. He assumed senior status on February 7, 1972, and served until his death on September 17, 1996.[1]
Early life and education
- Washington University School of Law, LL.B., 1925[1]
Professional career
- Private practice New York City, 1927-1938
- Special counsel, New York City Department of Investigation, 1934-1937
- New York City magistrate, 1938-1939
- Associate justice, New York Court of Special Sessions, 1939-1951
- Chief justice, New York Court of Special Sessions, 1951-1960
- Lecturer, Menninger Foundation, 1960-1961[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern district of New York
Cooper received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on September 20, 1962, and received his commission on September 28th. Cooper was succeeded in this position by Kevin Duffy. He assumed senior status on February 7, 1972, and served until his death on September 17, 1996.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Irving Cooper's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA |
Southern District of New York 1962–1972 |
Succeeded by: Kevin Duffy
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
