Education
Bachelor, Clark College, 1964; Juris Doctor, Emory University, 1967; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1978.
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Clarence Cooper
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Attorney, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 1967; assistant district attorney, Fulton County, 1968-1975; judge, City of Atlanta Municipal Court, 1975-1980; judge, Fulton County Superior Court, 1980-1990; judge, Georgia Court Appeals, 1990-1993; district judge, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia, Atlanta, since 1994. Co-chair Supreme Court Commission Racial & Ethnic Bias in Court Sys.
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Member advising committee International Friendship Force. Active Butler St. Young Men’s Christian Association, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Georgia. Health Decisions. With United States Army, 1968-1970.
Member American Bar Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Bar Association, State Bar Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Gate City Bar Association, Omega Phi Psi (Omega Man of Year award 1991), Kappa Boule, Lawyers Club Atlanta, Old Warhorse Lawyer's Club.
