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Judges and Judiciary

May 10, 2002

Presiding Justice Sets Tone for Appellate Court's New Division

LOS ANGELES - No description of the daily work of an appellate court justice can make it sound exciting, Justice Candace Cooper says. For most hours of most days, Cooper sits alone in her office and researches cases. She thinks, she reads, she writes, and occasionally she talks to colleagues.

PROFILE
Candace Cooper
2nd District Court of Appeal Justice
Los Angeles
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis, 2nd District Court of Appeal, November 1999; appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1987-99; appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1980-87; associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 1974-80
Law school: USC Law School, 1973
Age: 53

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