Richard Ellard Cooper (3 January 1947 – 14 March 2005) was a Judge of theSupreme Court of Queensland (2 February 1989 to 30 March 1992) and then a Judge of theFederal Court of Australia (30 March 1992 to 14 March 2005).^[1][2]

Cooper was educated atSydney Boys High School from 1952–62,^[3] he graduated from theUniversity of Queensland with aMaster of Laws in 1979. Cooper served on theQueensland Law Reform Commission as deputy chairman from 1999 and as chairman in 1992 and 1993.

• Farquharson, John (6 October 2005).Tribute to the late Richard Cooper(PDF) (Speech). Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia. Brisbane, Australia. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 15 April 2011. Retrieved4 April 2012.

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