Pell Cooper
American judge and attorney
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Pell C. Cooper (/ˈkʊpər/ KUUP-ər; born 1959) is an American attorney, judge, and businessman. He has served as a judge for the 7th Judicial District Court of North Carolina since 1999.
Pell Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the 7th Judicial District Court of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Meredith Garriss |
| Parent | Roy Asberry Cooper II (father) |
| Relatives | Roy Cooper (brother) |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD) University of Paris |
| Occupation | lawyer, judge, businessman, farmer |
Early life and education
Cooper was born in Nashville, North Carolina, to Beverly Thorne Batchelor Cooper, a teacher, and Roy Asberry Cooper II, a lawyer and Democratic Party operative who was a close advisor to Governor Jim Hunt.[1] He is the brother of former Governor Roy Cooper.[1] He descends from Marcom Cooper, who served as both Grand Juror and Petit Juror during the American Revolutionary War.[2]
He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1984.[3] Cooper also spent a year, in 1982, at the Sorbonne in Paris. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1988.[3]
Career
Cooper serves as a judge in Nash County, Edgecombe County, and Wilson County, North Carolina.[1][4] He joined the 7A and 7BC Judicial District Courts in 1999.[5] He was re-elected in 2014.[5]
In 2013, Cooper presented the Nashville Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Citizen Award to Eddie McKoy.[6] In 2019, he was the guest speaker at the Nashville Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Citizen and Junior Achievement Awards reception.[7]
Personal life
Cooper is married to Meredith Garriss. They live in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[8]
In 1996, Cooper and his brother purchased land from their father where they established Will Clark Properties LLC, a real estate investment company.[9] The 40-acre farm in Nash County was leased to Strata Solar, a solar energy company based in Durham, North Carolina.[10] The management of the farm was later handed over to his wife.[10]
On August 12, 2018, a house owned by Cooper and his brother, located at 111 S Lumber Street in Nashville, caught fire.[11]
Cooper became a member of the Sons of the American Revolution in 2018.[2]