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Cooper, Christopher Reid
Born 1966 in Mobile, AL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Royce C. Lamberth. Confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 2014, and received commission on March 28, 2014.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1988
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Royce C. Lamberth. Confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 2014, and received commission on March 28, 2014.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1988
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Abner J. Mikva, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1993-1994
Special assistant to the deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1996
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1996-2010
Private practice, London, United Kingdom, 2010-2014
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, August 1, 2013; no Senate vote