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# W. Collins Cooper

Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### courtroom technology

Scope: courtwide

Duval courtrooms support digital trial evidence through displays, HDMI, Smart Boards, evidence carts, document projectors, and jury-box monitors; counsel may request equipment or training and should bring backup materials.

Evidence excerpt: courtrooms feature traditional and modern technology ... large screen "Smart Board" or an All-in-One Evidence Cart with Document Projector

[Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Technology](https://www.jud4.org/technology)
Source checked: 2026-07-28

### media and still photography

Scope: statewide

Electronic media and still-photography coverage is allowed in Florida public trial and appellate proceedings under Rule 2.450's equipment and conduct standards, always subject to the presiding judge's control of decorum, distractions, and fair administration.

Evidence excerpt: Subject at all times to the authority of the presiding judge to: (i) control the conduct of proceedings before the court; (ii) ensure decorum and prevent distractions; and (iii) ensure the fair administration of justice in the pending cause, electronic media and still photography coverage of public judicial proceedings in the appellate and trial courts of this state shall be allowed

[Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.jud4.org/circuit-and-county-judges-of-the-fourth-judicial-circuit)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud4.org/circuit-and-county-judges-of-the-fourth-judicial-circuit)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.jud4.org/circuit-and-county-judges-of-the-fourth-judicial-circuit)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Technology](https://www.jud4.org/technology)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Mallory Cooper (Ret.), previously held the role of a judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court

### Education

- Florida State University College of Law in — J.D. (2006)
- Bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Florida

### Additional information

- Before his legal career, Cooper was a placekicker for the University of Florida’s 1996 national championship football team.
- The 4th Judicial Circuit covers Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties, and Cooper has held assignments primarily in Duval County
- After law school, he began his legal career as an assistant state attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, serving in that role until his election to the bench
- As a judge, he has been involved in various assignments and follows procedural and division-specific rules for his courtroom, including juvenile and delinquency cases
- He comes from a family with a strong judicial background.
- His father, William Cooper, is a civil attorney, and his mother, the Hon.
- At the time of his election, he became the third member of his family to serve as a judge in the same circuit



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-f9444c394a89ab9f4ffde994) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450). Collected 2026-07-26.