Kermit R. Cofer

Kermit Roosevelt Cofer (28 September 1908 – 22 March 1989) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. He served on the court from 1978 to 1980. He had a wife, Inez, and two children.^[1]

Kermit Cofer
Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
In office 15 March 1978 – 1980
Preceded by	William Inzer
Succeeded by	Armis Hawkins
Personal details
Born	Kermit Roosevelt Cofer 28 September 1908
Died	22 March 1989(1989-03-22) (aged 80)
Children	1 son and daughter
Alma mater	University of Mississippi

Career

Cofer was appointed to the court from Yalobusha County, Mississippi.^[2]

After William Inzer died on February 21, 1978, Cofer was appointed on March 15, 1978 by Governor Cliff Finch. Cofer lived in Water Valley, Mississippi. He had been a chancellor since 1959. He was unopposed in the 1979 election to fill the remaining year of Inzer's term.^[2] Cofer "declined to run for a full term, after being appointed to the court in 1978".^[2]

See also

• List of justices of the Supreme Court of Mississippi