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Oral history interview with John P. Cooney [Session 02, Video 01]
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- 2005-06-17 (Creation)
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Mini-DV; 01:01:48
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John Patrick Cooney was born in Sedalia, Missouri, in 1932. In 1948, his family relocated to St. Louis, Missouri. In 1952, he and Eleanor McCabe were married; they later had five children. In 1959, he earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon College, now known as Southern Oregon University. He later earned a law degree from Willamette University, and practiced law in Medford, Oregon. In 1989, he began serving as a part-time federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon, and in 1993, he became a full-time federal magistrate judge.
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Video 1. In the second interview session, conducted on June 17, 2005, Cooney continues to discuss serving as a federal magistrate judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon, the role magistrate judges play in Oregon, and the types of cases he heard. He shares his experience of being a judge in a small community, discusses passing sentences, and shares his judicial philosophy. He also talks about changes in technology since the beginning of his career, and how they affected his work and the design of the courthouse. He closes the interview by talking about his family life, and about his plans for retirement.
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Joint copyright held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. Use of this interview is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
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- eng
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- Hansen, Clark (Contributor)