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Richard R. Cooch
Richard R. Cooch was a judge on the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware.[1] He was appointed in 1992 by former governor Michael N. Castle.[2]He retired from the court on December 31, 2019.[3]
Education
Cooch earned his B.A. from Williams College in 1970, and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1973.[2]
Career
- 1992-2023: Judge, New Castle County Superior Court
- 1981-1992: Attorney, Cooch and Taylor
- 1974-1981: Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware Department of Justice-Criminal Division[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court
- National Advisory Committee, American Judicature Society
- Advisory Committee, American Judicature Society Center for Judicial Ethics
- Former Judicial member, Commission on Continuing Legal Education
- Former chair, Superior Court Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions
- Former member and chair, Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
- Former member and chair, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Litigation Ethical Problems
- 1985-1987: Assistant Treasurer, Delaware State Bar Association
- 1987-1989: Treasurer, Delaware State Bar Association[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
