Richard Cooper (judge)

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]

Richard Ellard Cooper
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
In office 30 March 1992 – 14 March 2005
Personal details
Born	3 January 1947
Died	14 March 2005
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Penny Cooper

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.