Background
Alexander, Janet Cooper was born in 1946.
Alexander, Janet Cooper was born in 1946.
Bachelor in English Literature with distinction, Swarthmore College, 1968. Master of Arts in English, Stanford University, 1973. Juris Doctor, University California, Berkeley, 1978.
Judicial clerk to Honorary Shirley M. Hufstedler United States Court Appeals 9th Circuit, 1978—1979. Judicial clerk to Honorary Thurgood Marshall United States Supreme Court, 1979—1980. Associate Califano, Ross & Heineman, Washington, 1980—1982, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, 1982—1984, partner, 1984—1987.
Associate professor law Stanford Law School, 1987—1994, professor, 1994—2002, Frederick I. Richman professor, since 2002, Justin M. Roach, Junior faculty scholar, 1998—2002. Principal investigator Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation, 1994—2002. Visiting professor Toin University of Yokohama, Japan, 1998.
Alumni council Swarthmore College, since 2001, executive committee, since 2003, co-chair college advisory and support committee, since 2003, acting chair, 2003. Leadership council Castilleja School, Palo Alto, California, since 2002, athletic council, since 2002, school association board, 2002—2003, co-chair parent education, 2002—2003, lead parent representative, 2002—2003. Member of American Association Law Schools (sections on civil procedure, federal courts, women and the law).