JAMES T. COOPER, born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, November 26, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.S.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Editor, West Virginia University Law Review. 1967. Author; Case Comment, "Damages-The Per Diem Method of Arguing Pain and Suffering," Vol. 68, West Virginia Law Review; Case Comment, "Mortgages- The Doctrine of Future Advances," Vol. 68, West Virginia Law Review; Case Comment, "Criminal Law-Comment on Defendant’s Failure to Testify," Vol. 68 West Virginia Law Review. Special Commissioner of Kanawha County Circuit Court (Domestic). 1983-1985 Member: West Virginia State Bar. [Capt., U.S. Army, Signal Corps, 1967-1969; Awarded Bronze Star Medal for Service in Vietnam.].