Eugene Cook (Georgia judge)

Eugene Cook (April 12, 1904 – April 14, 1967) was an American jurist who served as Attorney General of Georgia from 1945 to 1965, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1965 to 1967.

Eugene Cook
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office 1965–1967
Preceded by	Joseph Quillian
Succeeded by	John E. Frankum
43rd Attorney General of Georgia
In office 1945–1965
Governor	Ellis Arnall Herman Talmadge Melvin E. Thompson Marvin Griffin Ernest Vandiver Carl Sanders
Preceded by	T. Grady Head
Succeeded by	Arthur K. Bolton
Personal details
Born	Eugene Cook April 12, 1904
Died	April 14, 1967 (aged 63) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Jurist

Born in Wrightsville, Georgia, Cook attended the public schools and received his undergraduate degree from Mercer University, followed by a law degree from Mercer University Law School in 1927.^[1]

He was the Attorney General of Georgia from 1945 to 1965, and a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.^[2] He believed the NAACP was a communist organization.^[3]

Despondent in the months following the death of his wife, Cook died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while still serving on the court.^[1][4]

References

1. Achsah Nesmith, "Gunshot Is Fatal To Eugene Cook", The Atlanta Constitution (April 15, 1967), p. 1, 5.
2. "Georgia Justice Found Dead With Pistol in Lap". The Tampa Tribune. April 15, 1967. p. 45. Retrieved February 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Nixon, Ron (2016). South Africa's Global Propaganda War. London, U.K.: Pluto Press. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9780745399140. OCLC 959031269.
4. "Frankum Named to Cook's Seat", The Atlanta Constitution (April 19, 1967), p. 1.

Party political offices
Preceded by T. Grady Head	Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Georgia 1946, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962	Succeeded by Arthur K. Bolton
Political offices
Preceded by T. Grady Head	Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia 1965–1967	Succeeded by John E. Frankum