Irving Ben Cooper

Judge Irving Ben Cooper

Personal

Birthday:

2/7/1902

Birthplace:

London, England

Date of Death:

9/17/1996

Place of Death:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1927-1938
Special counsel, New York City Department of Investigation, 1934-1937
Magistrate, New York City, 1938-1939
Justice, New York Court of Special Sessions, 1939-1960; chief justice, 1951-1960
Lecturer, Menninger Foundation, 1960-1961

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 23, 1961; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Washington University in St. Louis School of Law

An education at Washington University School of Law provides the opportunity to combine outstanding teaching and a mastery of the fundamentals necessary for the practice of law.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1925

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

9/28/1962

Retirement from Active Service:

2/7/1972

Termination Date:

9/17/1996

Termination Reason:

Death