Thomas M. Cooley
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley (January 6, 1824 – September 12, 1898) was the 25th Justice and a Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, between 1864 and 1885.
Born in Attica, New York, he was Dean of the University of Michigan Law School. In 1877, he received an appointment to the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University, and resided in Baltimore, Maryland[1]. It is rumored that the term "cool" was derived from Cooley's surname[citation needed].
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, located in Lansing, Michigan, is commemoratively named for him.
Justice Cooley is recognized by the State Bar of Michigan as one of their "Michigan Legal Milestones".[1]
[edit] Cooley Doctrine
As opposed to Dillon's Rule, which suggests that towns and cities have no authority except as allowed by the States, the Cooley Doctrine expressed the theory of an inherent right to local self determination. In a concurring opinion, Judge Cooley stated that “local government is [a] matter of absolute right; and the state cannot take it away.”[2]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Michigan Legal Milestones.
- ^ People v. Hurlbut, 24 Mich. 44, 108 (1871).
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