Mallory D. Cooper

In December 2005, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Judge Mallory Cooper to the Circuit Court bench. Judge Cooper had served as a County Court Judge in Duval County beginning in January 1997. As a County Court Judge, she presided over criminal, civil, small claims, and traffic court cases. In addition, she completed a two-year special assignment to the Circuit Court Dependency Division and Juvenile Drug Court. In Circuit Court, Judge Cooper presided over the Repeat Offender Court and multiple high-profile cases. When Judge Cooper retired in 2015, she was the Administrative Judge for the Felony Division.

Judge Cooper’s leadership, insight, and determination were instrumental in the building of the new Courthouse, as she served on the Courthouse Planning Committee. Additionally, Judge Cooper served on the Jacksonville Bar Association Children's Needs Committee, and has been a member of The Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Judges Association, the Conference of County Court Judges, and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.

Judge Cooper received her Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law in 1986. Upon graduation, she served as an Assistant State Attorney for ten years prior to her election to County Court. As an Assistant State Attorney, she served as the Juvenile Division Chief and also worked for two years in the Special Assault Unit where she won the Mayor's Victim Assistance Advisory Council's Victims’ Rights Award