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Gerald Cope
Gerald B. Cope, Jr. | |
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1946 | |
Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge | |
Assumed office December 19, 1988 | |
Lawyer with Greer, Homer, Cope & Bonner, P.A. | |
In office 1986-1988 |
Gerald B. Cope, Jr. was a judge on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. He was appointed by Governor Martinez and took office on December 19, 1988. He was retained by voters in 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008.[1] He retired from the court in 2010. From July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2007, Cope served as Chief Judge of the court.[2]
Education
Cope graduated from Yale University in 1968 and went on to receive his law degree from Florida State University College of Law in 1977. In 1992, he received his master's degree (LL.M.) from the University of Virginia School of Law.[2]
Career
Gerald Cope began his legal career in 1978, when he began practicing law with the law firm Arky, Freed, Stearns, Watson & Greer, P.A. In 1986, he moved to the firm Greer, Homer, Cope & Bonner, P.A. where he worked until his appointment to the Court of Appeals.[2]
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