DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND


RICHARD A. COOPER, Associate Judge, Charles County

Associate Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 4, Charles County, since March 14, 1997. Member, Mental Health, Alcoholism and Addiction Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1997-.

Assistant Public Defender, District 4, Charles County, 1978-85. Member, Ethics Commission, Charles County, 1979-85; Adult Public Guardianship Review Board, Charles County, 1986-97. State's Attorney, Charles County, 1985-89.

Born in Toledo, Ohio, July 23, 1942. Attended St. John's High School, Washington, DC; Rutgers University, B.A., 1964; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1967. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1967. Served in U.S. Army (captain), 1968-72. Associate, Simpson & Simpson, 1972-74. Partner, Loyd & Cooper, 1974-85. Associate, Mudd, Mudd & Fitzgerald, 1989-97. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Charles County Bar Association (president, 1981); Maryland Bar Foundation.

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