Background
Cooper, Robert Elbert was born on October 14, 1920 in Chattanooga. Son of John Thurman and Susie Inez (Hollingsworth) Cooper.
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Robert Elbert Cooper
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Bachelor of Arts, University North Carolina, 1946; Juris Doctor, Vanderbilt University, 1949.
Career
Associate, Kolwyck and Clark, 1949-1951;
partner, Cooper and Barger, 1951-1953;
assistant attorney general, 6th Judicial Court Tennessee, 1951-1953;
judge, 6th Judicial Circuit Tennessee, 1953-1960;
judge, Tennessee Court Appeals, 1960-1970;
presiding judge Eastern division, Tennessee Court Appeals, 1970-1974;
justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1974-1990;
chief justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1976-1977, 84-85. Chairman Tennessee Judicial Council, 1967-1990. Chairman Tennessee Code Commission, 1976-1977, 84-85.
Member Tennessee Judicial Standards Commission, 1971-1977.
Achievements
Membership
Member executive board Cherokee council Boy Scouts American, 1960-1964. Board directors Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association, 1956-1965, St. Barnabas Nursing Home and Apartments for Aged, 1966-1969. With United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946.
Member American, Tennessee, Chattanooga bar associations, Conference Chief Justices, Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Coif, Kappa Sigma, Phi Alpha Delta. Clubs: Signal Mountain Golf and Country, Masons (33 degree), Shriners.
Connections
Married Catherine Pauline Kelly, November 24, 1949. Children: Susan Florence Cooper Hodges, Bobbie Cooper Martin, Kelly Ann Smith, Robert Elbert Junior.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat