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# James Cooper

James Cooper has been a commissioner on the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2020. Previously, he had been a criminal defense attorney for 33 years and had tried at least 125 jury trials to a verdict, including at least 30 murder cases. Mr. Cooper has co-authored a chapter in the CEB Publication, California Criminal Law: Procedure and Practice since 1999. He earned his law degree from UCLA in 1986.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Attacking and supporting witness credibility](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/attacking-and-supporting-witness-credibility "Attacking and supporting witness credibility")

Many attorneys have difficulties rehabilitating their witnesses and tearing down the credibility of adverse witnesses

[James Cooper](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-cooper "James Cooper")

[2022 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june)