>On August 1, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Cooper to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to the seat vacated by Judge Royce C. Lamberth, who assumed senior status on July 15, 2013. [2] See more 1A be damned! [Source Article](https://www.zerohedge.com/political/press-freedom-under-fire-federal-judge-orders-former-fox-reporter-reveal-sources)