Pope Alexander Cooper
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Sir Pope Alexander Cooper KCMG (12 May 1846 – 30 August 1923) was an attorney-general and a chief judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia.
Career
There was animosity between the Labor government and the judges, playing out through a series of cases challenging government actions and legislation. The parliament undermined his security of tenure by passing the Judges Retirement Act 1921 (Qld), the effect of which was that immediately upon proclamation three out of six judges, Cooper and Justices Real and Chubb were compulsorily retired, which permitted the government to appoint new judges, including Thomas McCawley as the new Chief Justice. Cooper died on 30 August 1923.
Legacy
He was knighted 1904 and was created a KCMG in 1908.
See also
- Judiciary of Australia
- List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland
- - Francis Cooper 1811–1885 (his father)
- Serle, Percival (1949). . Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. at gutenberg.net.au
- — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
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| Preceded bySamuel Griffith | Chief Justice of Queensland 1903–1922 | Succeeded byThomas McCawley |
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| Preceded byHenry Beor | Member for Bowen 1881–1883 | Succeeded byCharles Chubb |