Kermit Roosevelt Cofer (1908–1989) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. He served on the court from 1978 to 1980. He had a wife, Inez, and two children.[1]
Career
editCofer was appointed to the court from Yalobusha County, Mississippi.[2]
After William H. Inzer died on February 21, 1978, Cofer was appointed on March 15, 1978 by Governor Cliff Finch. Cofer lived in Water Valley, Mississippi. He had been a chancellor since 1959. He was unopposed in the 1979 election to fill the remaining year of Inzer's term.[2] Cofer "declined to run for a full term, after being appointed to the court in 1978".[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Obituary for Kermit Roosevelt Cofer (Aged 80)". Clarion-Ledger. March 23, 1989. p. 20 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
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