Richard Cooper (judge) explained

Richard Ellard Cooper
Office:	Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Term Start:	30 March 1992
Term End:	14 March 2005
Birth Date:	3 January 1947
Death Date:	14 March 2005
Spouse:	Penny Cooper
Nationality:	Australian

Richard Ellard Cooper (3 January 1947 – 14 March 2005) was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland (2 February 1989 to 30 March 1992) and then a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (30 March 1992 to 14 March 2005).^{[1] [2]}

Cooper was educated at Sydney Boys High School from 1952–62,^[3] he graduated from the University of Queensland with a Master of Laws in 1979. Cooper served on the Queensland Law Reform Commission as deputy chairman from 1999 and as chairman in 1992 and 1993.

References

• Tribute to the late Richard Cooper. John. Farquharson. Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia. Brisbane, Australia. 6 October 2005. PDF. 4 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110415171537/https://maritimejournal.murdoch.edu.au/archive/vol_19/Vol_19%20tribute.pdf. 15 April 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Judges of the Federal Court of Australia. Federal Court of Australia . 2 March 2019.
2. Web site: Memorial Sitting for the Honourable Justice Richard Ellard Cooper. Black . Michael . (2005) 24(2) University of Queensland Law Journal 245.
3. Web site: JUDGES . Sydney High School Old Boys Union . August 18, 2016.