Robert E. Cooper, Sr.

Robert E. Cooper, Sr. (October 14, 1920 July 11, 2016) was an American judge. He was a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1974 until his retirement in 1990. Cooper was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was a former chairman of the Tennessee Judicial Council. He has served on the Sixth Judicial Circuit (1953–1960) and Tennessee Court of Appeals (1960–1974).
Cooper, Sr. died in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 11, 2016, aged 95.