Deborah L. Cook

Quick Facts

Full Name	Deborah L. Cook
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Feb 8, 1952(1952-02-08)
Age	72
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Aquarius

Deborah L. Cook Biography

Deborah L. Cook is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on February 8, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Deborah L. Cook (born on February 8 1952) is a senior United States Circuit Judge from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, based in Akron, Ohio.

Cook was named at the time of his 2005 interview as a possible candidate in an appointment to the Supreme Court to replace Sandra Day O’Connor. O’Connor was replaced later by Samuel Alito, although Cook was considered a potential nominee to the Supreme Court in the event that Republican John McCain won the 2008 presidential election.

Former President George W. Bush nominated Cook to the Sixth Circuit on May 9 2001 for a seat vacant by judge Alan E. Norris. That nomination, made during the Democratic-controlled 107th Congress, never received a floor vote in the United States Senate. Cook wasn’t confirmed until nearly two years after. She was confirmed as 66-25 from the United States Senate on May 5 the 5th of May, 2003. Cook is the 4th judge to be nominated for the Sixth Circuit by Bush and confirmed by the Senate. As an Sixth Circuit Judge, she has issued important opinions on The Fourth Amendment, Voting Rights as well as school freedom speech.

Deborah L. Cook Net Worth

Deborah L. Cook is one of the richest Lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Deborah L. Cook 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Following her graduation from law school and her appointment as a judge on the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Cook was a part of the oldest Akron legal firm Roderick, Myers & Linton as well as the first female partner of the firm. Then she served for four years as a judge of the state appellate court for the District Court of Appeals covering Summit, Wayne, Medina as well as Lorain counties. Cook was appointed as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court in 1994 for a six-year term that began in 1995. She was elected again in November 2000, and was in office until her appointment as a judge of the Sixth Circuit in 2003.

Cook was chair of she chaired the Commission on Public Legal Education as well as an active part of both the Ohio Courts Futures Commission and the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management. In 1996 The University of Akron presented her with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. She was a former President of the Akron Bar Association Foundation, as well as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and was part of the Akron Bar Association disciplinary committee from 1981 until 1993. Cook’s community involvement in the past includes: Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management; Summit County United Way Board of Trustees and President of the Volunteer Center Board of Trustees, Women’s Network Board of Directors and the past chairman of the Junior Leadership Akron Project. Cook currently serves as co-chair of Collegescholars, Inc, a programme that offers mentored scholarships to the most disadvantaged Akron students. Cook is known as the only female to ever play on the Sharon Golf Club’s course.

In 2014 Cook voted to uphold gay marriage bans in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee in a 2-1 ruling. The ruling was the second to uphold gay marriage bans since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and diverged with rulings by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 4th, 7th, 9th and 10th circuits, which then led the U.S. Supreme Court to grant writ of certiorari to review same-sex marriage bans when it previously declined to do so. In Obergefell v. Hodges the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Sixth Circuit.

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Facts & Trivia

Deborah Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Deborah L. Cook celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Deborah L. Cook

1. Deborah L. Cook is a federal judge in the United States.
2. She was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003.
3. Cook serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
4. Prior to her appointment, she served as a state judge in Ohio.
5. Cook graduated from the University of Akron School of Law.
6. She has authored several notable opinions on civil rights and employment law.
7. Cook has been mentioned as a potential Supreme Court nominee.
8. She is known for her conservative judicial philosophy.
9. Cook was born in Akron, Ohio and raised in Cuyahoga Falls.
10. She is married with two children and three grandchildren