Robert S. Cockrell
American judge
About Robert S. Cockrell
Lived 1866 – 1957 (aged 90–91).
Painted portrait of Florida Supreme Court Justice Robert S. Cockrell (circa 1900)
Robert Spratt Cockrell (January 22, 1866 – June 23, 1957) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from December 1, 1902, to January 2, 1917.
Cockrell's appointment was inadvertent. Governor William Sherman Jennings had meant to appoint Robert's brother Alston Cockrell.
Cockrell served on the court until he was defeated in his third reelection campaign by Jefferson B. Browne in 1916. He lectured at the University of Florida College of Law from 1919 until 1940, and his students included Harold Sebring and Richard Ervin.
Cockrell was born in Livingston, Alabama He had been living in Coconut Grove with one of his daughters at this time.
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Who was Robert S. Cockrell?
American judge
When was Robert S. Cockrell born?
Robert S. Cockrell was born in 1866.
When did Robert S. Cockrell die?
Robert S. Cockrell died in 1957.
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