Mary Cooper
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Mary Cooper is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.
Early Life and Education
Born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Cooper graduated from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania with her Bachelor's degree in 1968 and later from Villanova University School of Law in Philadephia, Pennsylvania with her Juris Doctor Degree in 1972.[1]
Legal Career
Cooper was a private practice attorney in New Jersey from 1972 to 1984. In 1984, Cooper became a Commissioner in the New Jersey Department of Banking located in the State Capitol of Trenton, New Jersey from 1984 to 1990. In 1990, Cooper became Vice-president and General Counsel of The Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance in Holmdel, New Jersey from 1990 to 1992. [1]
Federal Judicial Career
Cooper was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1991 to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089 which was approved by Congress. Cooper was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 27, 1992 on a Senate vote and received commission on March 2, 1992. [2]
Notable cases
Troopergate
Judge Cooper was the presiding judge in a lawsuit involving seven members of the New Jersey State Police. One woman is suing the seven troopers over consensual sexual activity at a night club. The judge ruled on December 18, 2009, that members of the New Jersey State Police do not have the right to privacy over their sex lives. This comes after a college student was alleged to have forced sexual activity with a state trooper off duty[3].
