Who is Christopher Cooper, the judge who blocked Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center?

Published May 29, 2026 • 11:58 PM

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District Judge Christopher Cooper of Washington, D.C., delivered a blow on Friday to President Donald Trump‘s planned two-year renovation for the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, previously set to commence on July 5, and ordered the president’s name to be removed from the arts center.
Judge Cooper was nominated to the […]

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper of Washington, D.C., delivered a blow on Friday to President Donald Trump‘s planned two-year renovation for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, previously set to commence on July 5, and ordered the president’s name to be removed from the arts center.

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Wednesday, Aug 26
- Trump Admin Defends Kennedy Center Name Plan, Warns Of Demolition RiskZeroHedge
Thursday, Aug 20
- Board Won't Add Trump's Name To Kennedy Center Before Sept. 8, Filing SaysZeroHedge
Friday, Aug 14
- Kennedy Center Votes To Put Trump's Name On Building, Close For RenovationsZeroHedge
Sunday, Jun 28
- Humor laurels for comedian Bill Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheavalAP

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• Judge Christopher Cooper blocked President Trump's two-year renovation plan for the Kennedy Center.

• The ruling mandates the removal of Trump's name from the facility and all related materials.

• The decision stems from a dispute over whether Congress or the Center's board controls the institution's name.

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Who is Judge Christopher Cooper, who blocked Trump’s Kennedy Center plans?

Judge Cooper was nominated to the bench in 2014 by then-President Barack Obama and subsequently confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous vote.

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