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{{Short description|American judge}}
{{Other people|George Cooke|George Cooke (disambiguation){{!}}George Cooke}}
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[[File:Judge George A. Cooke.png|thumb|Cooke's official photograph, {{circa|1917}}.]]
|name=George A. Cooke
|image=Judge George A. Cooke.png
[[File:Judge George A. Cooke.png|thumb|caption=Cooke's official photograph, {{circa|1917}}.]]
|office=Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Illinois]]
|term_start=1913
|term_end=1914
|office2=Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Illinois]]
|term_start2=1909
|term_end2=1918
|predecessor2=[[Guy C. Scott]]
|state_house3=Illinois
|district3=33rd
|term_start3=1902
|term_end3=1909
|birth_name=George Anderson Cooke
|birth_date={{birth date|1869|7|3}}
|birth_place=[[New Athens, Ohio]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1938|12|6|1869|7|3}}
|spouse=Sarah Blee
|children=4
|alma_mater=[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]
|profession=Politician, lawyer, judge
}}
'''George Anderson Cooke''' (July 3, 1869 – December 6, 1938) was a member of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] 1902-1909 and a [[judge]] of the [[Illinois Supreme Court]] 1909-1918, serving as [[chief justice]] 1913-1914.