Draft:Sterling Robertson Cockrill

Sterling Robertson Cockrill (September 26, 1847 – January 12, 1901) was chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1884 to 1893.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee.

"Cockrill served in the Confederate Army as Sergeant of Artillery at the age of 17. He graduated from Washington & Lee and Cumberland Law School. In 1884, Cockrill was elected to be Chief Justice where he served until retiring in 1893. He continued to practice law in Little Rock, Arkansas, until his death."