Scott Cooley

Scott Cooley joined the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families in October of 2025. Mr. Cooley earned a BS from the University of Texas at Austin and a JD from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was the Chief Notes and Comments Editor of the Houston Law Review. After a judicial clerkship at the Supreme Court of Texas from 1996-1998, Mr. Cooley practiced civil litigation throughout his career in private practice, and began representing children and parents in child welfare proceedings in 2014. He oversees the Systems Improvement Committee, Legal Representation Committee, and the Narrowly Tailored Service Planning Workgroup at the Children’s Commission.