In 1985 graduated with honours from the Sverdlovsk Law Institute Judicial-Prosecutorial Faculty.
Has been teaching and conducting research at the chair of Soviet public law and State-building of the Sverdlovsk Law Institute (now – Constitutional Law Chair of the Ural State Law Academy).
In 1998-2010 Aleksandr Kokotov was the head of the Constitutional Law chair of the Ural State Law Academy.
Has authored over 200 scientific, academic and methodological publications.
Lawyer Emeritus of the Russian Federation.
A Judge of the Constitutional Court since March 2010.