Frank Cooper (judge)
{{Short description|American judge (1869–1946)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
| term_start = September 30, 1941
| term_end = July 16, 1946
| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
| term_start1 = June 3, 1920
| term_end1 = September 30, 1941
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| predecessor1 = Seat established by 40 Stat. 1156
| successor1 = Stephen W. Brennan
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| birth_place = Glenville, New York
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Frank Cooper (October 1, 1869 – July 16, 1946) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Education and career
Born in Glenville, New York, Cooper received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Union College in 1893, and read law in 1895. He received an Artium Magister degree from Union College in 1896, and was in private practice of law in Schenectady, New York from 1895 to 1920. He served as corporation counsel for Schenectady from 1910 to 1913, in 1916, in 1917, and in 1920.{{FJC Bio|506|nid=1379486|name=Frank Cooper}}
Federal judicial service
Cooper was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on April 29, 1920, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, to a new seat created by 40 Stat. 1156. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 3, 1920, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1941. His service was terminated on July 16, 1946, due to his death in Albany, New York.
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- {{FJC Bio|506|nid=1379486|name=Frank Cooper}}
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Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Category:New York (state) lawyers
Category:People from Schenectady County, New York
Category:Union College (New York) alumni
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Category:United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law