Valerie Cooke

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Valerie P. Cooke is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. She was appointed to this position in 1999.^[1]

Education

Judge Cooke received her B.A. degree in English from the University of Nevada, Reno and her J.D. degree from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College.^[1]

Career

Judge Cooke was a partner in the law firm McDonald, Carano, Wilson, McCune, Bergin, Frankovich & Hicks LLP until she was appointed to the U.S. District Court in 1999. She also served as the vice-chair of the Nevada Tax Commission from 1995 to 1999 and a member of the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission from 1997 to 1999.^[1]

External links

• Magistrate Judges of the District of Nevada

References

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