Mary Little Cooper (born August 13, 1946) is an inactive

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of the

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Education and career

Cooper was born in

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. She received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1968 and a

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from

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in 1972. She was in private practice in

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from 1972 to 1984. She was a Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Banking in Trenton, New Jersey from 1984 to 1990, and was then vice-president and general counsel for Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance in Holmdel, New Jersey, from 1990 to 1992.

Federal judicial service

On July 26, 1991, Cooper was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the

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on February 27, 1992, and received her commission on March 2, 1992. She assumed senior status on August 31, 2011. She was confirmed and served on the court until February 26, 1998, under the name of Mary Little Parell.

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