Henry Reed Cooper
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Monrovia, Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia
Henry Reed Cooper | |
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.jpg) Cooper in 2006 | |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia | |
| In office 2003–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Gloria Musu-Scott |
| Succeeded by | Johnnie Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1940 Monrovia, Liberia |
| Died | 24 August 2023 (aged 82) Monrovia, Liberia |
| Alma mater | Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Henry Reed Cooper (3 September 1940 – 24 August 2023) was a Liberian judge. He served as Chief Justice of Liberia from 2003 to 2006, during the Gyude Bryant transitional government, following the Second Liberian Civil War.
Henry Reed Cooper was born on 3 September 1940 in Monrovia.[1] He was a Congo person.[2] His father was Jesse Reed Cooper, director of the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation. He attended St. Patrick's Elementary School, and received a high school education from the College of West Africa, graduating in 1960. He graduated first from the University of Liberia and then earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law. He later earned a master's in law from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1]
