 Cochran later took pride in helping to convince Governor Mills E. Godwin, another of the Massive Resistance leaders, to support creation of Virginia's community college system.President of the Virginia Bar Association in 1966, Cochran also served as a member of the Constitutional Revision Commission of Virginia in 1968-69.He was also a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and of the American College of Probate Law, as well as charter fellow of the Virginia Bar Foundation.