Sir Pope Alexander Cooper (12 May 184630 August 1923) was an attorney-general and a chief judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia.
Career There was animosity between the Labor government and the judges, playing out through a series of cases challenging government actions and legislation..In re McCawley 62, Supreme Court (Full Court) (Qld). overturned by .Taylor v Attorney-General (Qld) 194, Privy Council. (2006) 30(3) Melbourne University Law Review 605. The parliament undermined his security of tenure by passing the Judges Retirement Act 1921 (Qld),. the effect of which was that immediately upon proclamation three out of six judges, Cooper and Justices Real and Chubb were compulsorily retired, which permitted the government to appoint new judges, including Thomas McCawley as the new Chief Justice.McGarvie The Foundations of Judicial Independence in a Modern Democracy (1991) 1 Journal of Judicial Administration 3. Cooper died on 30 August 1923.
Legacy He was knighted 1904 and was created a KCMG in 1908.
See also Judiciary of Australia List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland Family tree - Francis Cooper 1811–1885 (his father)
References
at gutenberg.net.au Cooper, Sir Pope Alexander — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
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