Gerry Cooper (R)

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Personal Information

Judge Gerry Cooper is a lifelong resident of the City of Garland and a 1971 graduate of Garland High School. He recived 2 degrees from Southern Methodist University, a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Cox School of Business and his Juris Doctor degree from the SMU Dedman School of Law. He served as Magister of Phi Delta Phi Chapter at SMU in his third year of law school at SMU.

Judge Cooper worked at the law firm of Kelsoe, Anderson, Khoury & Clark after graduating from law school. In 1998, he opened his own law firm on Main Street in downtown Garland. In 2002, he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1, where he is now serving in his eighth year.