Robert E. Cooper, Jr.

Robert E. Cooper, Jr.

Robert E. Cooper, Jr. (born 1957) [ [http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2006/10/23/high_court_chooses_three_finalists_for_ag_job High court chooses three finalists for AG job | Affairs of State | NashvillePost.com: Nashville Business News + Nashville Political News ] ] is the current Attorney General of the state of Tennessee. A Democrat [ [http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/local.aspx?articleid=19315&zoneid=77 Chattanooga Times Free Press | Attorney general talks priorities ] ] , Cooper Jr. was appointed by the state supreme court to that position and was sworn in as the 26th Attorney General and Reporter of Tennessee by Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice William M. Barker, taking office on November 1, 2006. His father served on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1974 until 1990.

Background and Education

Cooper is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He graduated from the Baylor School in 1975.

He holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and a law degree from Yale University. He served as chairman of The Daily Princetonian and was managing editor of the Yale Law Journal. Between college and law school he worked as a reporter for The Raleigh (NC) Times.

Career

Before being nominated to the position of Attorney General, Cooper was Legal Counsel to Governor Phil Bredesen from 2003 to 2006. In addition to providing legal advice to the Governor, he coordinated the legal affairs of the executive branch for the Governor, assisted in the development and implementation of legislation, advised on judicial appointments, and reviewed requests for executive clemency and extradition.

Prior to being Legal Counsel to Governor Bredesen, Cooper was an attorney and partner of the law firm, Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC based in Nashville where he dealt in corporate, constitutional and regulatory litigation. Before being a partner at the law firm, he worked as a clerk for U.S. District Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer in Washington, D.C. He also worked as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University Law School.

References

External links

* [http://www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us/agpage.htm Biography]

References

* [http://www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Attorney General website]


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