Clarence Cooper
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Clarence Cooper is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1967. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1942 · age 84
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Clark College (now Clark Atlanta) 1964 · Emory Law 1967
- Succeeded
- Richard Cameron Freeman
- Succeeded by
- Mark Howard Cohen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded Richard Cameron Freeman | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Howard University School of Law | ||
| Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) | B.A. | 1964 |
| Emory University School of Law | J.D. | 1967 |
| Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government | M.P.A. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cooper was assigned 6,356 district-court cases (1989–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 217 days across 6,356 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 156 of Cooper’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 130 were affirmed, 18 reversed or vacated, and 8 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Cooper authored 29 published opinions for the court (1995–2010). Most cited: Goldstein v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (15 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Goldstein v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. | 609 F. Supp. 2d 1340 | 15 |
| 2004 | Giampaolo v. Erneta | 390 F. Supp. 2d 1269 | 15 |
| 2005 | Jackson v. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 362 F. Supp. 2d 1323 | 11 |
| 2007 | Jefferson v. Terry | 490 F. Supp. 2d 1261 | 10 |
| 2006 | Escolastico De Leon-Granados v. Eller & Sons Trees, Inc. | 452 F. Supp. 2d 1282 | 8 |
| 2008 | De Leon-Granados v. Eller & Sons Trees, Inc. | 581 F. Supp. 2d 1295 | 6 |
| 2008 | BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service Commission | 587 F. Supp. 2d 1258 | 5 |
| 2001 | Rosenthal v. United Van Lines, LLC | 174 F. Supp. 2d 1331 | 5 |
| 1997 | Hickman v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. | 982 F. Supp. 881 | 5 |
| 1995 | United States v. Culpepper | 916 F. Supp. 1257 | 4 |
| 2005 | Selman v. Cobb County School District | 390 F. Supp. 2d 1286 | 3 |
| 2004 | Boex v. OFS FITEL, LLC | 339 F. Supp. 2d 1352 | 3 |
| 2004 | Kerr v. McDonald's Corp. | 333 F. Supp. 2d 1352 | 3 |
| 1998 | Chambers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 70 F. Supp. 2d 1311 | 3 |
| 2007 | GLADSTONE, MD v. Provident Life and Acc. Ins. Co. | 533 F. Supp. 2d 1227 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 29 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Clarence Cooper?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Clarence Cooper to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1994.
- Was Clarence Cooper appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Clarence Cooper was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Clarence Cooper's confirmation vote?
- Clarence Cooper was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Clarence Cooper on?
- Clarence Cooper is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).