Background
Cooke, Marcia Gail was born on October 16, 1954 in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Heyward and Ella (Randolph) Cooke.
Cooke, Marcia Gail was born on October 16, 1954 in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Heyward and Ella (Randolph) Cooke.
Bachelor of Science in Foreign Services, Georgetown University, 1975; Juris Doctor, Wayne State University, 1977.
Staff attorney Wayne County Legal Services, Detroit, 1978-1979. Assistant defender Detroit Defender' General’ s Office, 1979-1980. Assistant attorney United States Attorney' General’ s Office, Detroit, 1980-1983.
Associate Miro, Miro & Weiner, Bloomfield Hills, 1983-1984. Magistrate judge United States District Court (eastern district) Michigan, Detroit, 1984—1992. Director professional development & training United States Attorney' General’ s Office (southern dist) Florida, 1992, 1994—1999, executive assistant United States attorney, 1992—1994, acting administrator attorney, 1996—1997.
Chief inspector general, Executive Office of the Governor State of Florida, 1999—2002. Assistant county attorney Miami-Dade County, 2002—2004. Judge United States District Court (southern dist) Florida, Miami, since 2004.
Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association (board directors 1986), Wolverine Bar Association, National Conference Black Lawyers (board directors 1979-1980), Order of Barristers, National Conference of Christians and Jews (Pathfinder award 1986), Women's Economics Club.
Married Marc Robert Shelton, June 15, 1985.
