in two weeks, we will be welcoming barbara herman from ucla. it is my great pleasure to welcome back to the law school, congressman jim cooper. congressman cooper is from tennessee's fifth congressional district. he graduated from this law school in 1980. he received a degree from oxford in politics and economics. in 1982 at the age of 28, he was elected to a version of the district in tennessee that al gore had represented did -- had represented. in 1984 after al gore became vice president, cooper ran for the u.s. senate. 1994 was not a fantastic year