Joseph F. Cooper

Joseph F. Cooper
The Honourable; Joseph F. Cooper
5th Associate Justice; of the Philippine Supreme Court
	In office; June 17, 1901 – October 17, 1904
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
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Born	March 30, 1854
Died	April 8, 1942 (aged 88)

Joseph F. Cooper (March 30, 1854 – April 18, 1942) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

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Hailing from Texas, he was appointed as one of the first seven judges of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under American civilian rule.[1] During his three-year stint at the Court, he authored sixty-eight (68) decisions.

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Philippine Commission (1901). Report of the Philippine Commission. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. p. 84. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

Preceded by American military rule	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1901–1904	Succeeded by

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[1] Philippine Commission (1901). Report of the Philippine Commission. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. p. 84. Retrieved 26 September 2020.