MATTHEW F. COOPER

Current Appointment:
New York County Civil Supreme Court, Matrimonial Department
Part 51
2011 – Present

Education:
Hobart College, Bachelor of the Arts, 1974
Antioch School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1979

Bar Admissions:
New York State, Appellate Division, First Department, 1980

Career Experience:
– VISTA Volunteer at Bronx Legal Services, 1974 – 1976
– Supervising Attorney and Staff Attorney for the District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services Plan, 1980 – 1988
– Adjunct Professor for the City University of New York- Worker Education Program, 1999 – 2000
– Director for Teamsters Local 237 Legal Services, 1988 – 2000
– Elected as Judge for the Civil Court of the City of New York, NY County, 2001 – 2010
– Appointed as Acting Justice for the New York County Supreme Court, 2008 – 2010
– Elected as a Justice for the New York County Civil Supreme Court, 2011 – 2024 (Term Ending)