Matthew F. Cooper at a glance
- Current role
- Justice
- Court
- New York Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- New York · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2018–present
Matthew F. Cooper
Justice · New York Supreme Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Cooper began his career in 1974 as a VISTA volunteer for Bronx Legal Services. Following law school, he became a supervising/staff attorney for the District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services Plan. He worked in this position from 1980 to 1988, when he became the Director of Legal Services for the Teamsters Local 237. He was then elected judge of the New York City Civil Court in 2001. While serving in this capacity, he became an acting justice of the Supreme Court in 2008.
- adj-prof, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, New York, NY, 1999-2000
- Director, Teamsters Local 237 Legal Services, NY, 1988-2000
- Supervising Attorney/ Staff Attorney, District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services Plan, NY, 1980-1988
- VISTA Volunteer, Bronx Legal Services, New York, NY, 1974-1976
Judicial service
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York, NY, 2001-2010
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, NY, 2008-2010
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County, NY, 2011-2024
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, NY, 2018-present
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- Cooper began his career in 1974 as a VISTA volunteer for Bronx Legal Services. Following law school, he became a supervising/staff attorney for the District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services Plan. He worked in this position from 1980 to 1988, when he became the Director of Legal Services for the Teamsters Local 237. He was then elected judge of the New York City Civil Court in 2001. While serving in this capacity, he became an acting justice of the Supreme Court in 2008.
Education
- Hobart William Smith Colleges · cum laude, 1974
- Antioch University-System Administration · JD, 1979
- Antioch School of Law in 1979 · J.D.
- Hobart College in 1974 · B.A.
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Photography
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Evidence Presentation Control
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Sources
New York Supreme Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14660/matthew-f-cooper/Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-and-audio-visual-coverage-court-facilities-and-court-proceedings?from_node=15921&topic=386&wrapped=trueGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nycourts.gov/judges/evidence/1-GENERAL/1-generalprovisions.shtml