Speaker Name
John S. Cooke
Job Title
Director
Company
Federal Judicial Center
Speaker Bio
John Cooke is the Director of the Federal Judicial Center. Before his appointment in September 2018 as the Center’s eleventh director, he served as director of the Center’s Judicial Education Division from 1998-2004, director of the consolidated Education Division, 2004-2005, and as Deputy Director, 2005-2018.
From 1972 to 1998, he served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, from which he retired as a brigadier general. His last assignment was as Chief Judge, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals and Commander, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency. During his career he served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, and trial judge, and as an instructor in criminal law and later Deputy Commandant at The Judge Advocate General’s School.
He holds a B.A. from Carleton College, a J.D. from the University of Southern California, and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia.
From 1972 to 1998, he served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, from which he retired as a brigadier general. His last assignment was as Chief Judge, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals and Commander, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency. During his career he served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, and trial judge, and as an instructor in criminal law and later Deputy Commandant at The Judge Advocate General’s School.
He holds a B.A. from Carleton College, a J.D. from the University of Southern California, and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia.
