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George M. Cochran

Born 4/20/1912 · Died 1/22/2011

Judicial Career

  • judVA
    10/1/1969 – 4/20/1987
  • jud
    1/1/1988 – 1/1/1988

Biography

George Moffett Cochran IV was a Virginia lawyer, banker and legislator who later served as a justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Cochran served part-time representing Staunton, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly for nearly two decades, first as a delegate, then briefly as state senator. His opposition to the Byrd Organization's policy of Massive Resistance helped integrate Virginia's schools.

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