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Coffin, Frank Morey

Born July 11, 1919, in Lewiston, ME
Died December 7, 2009, in Portland, ME

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on September 15, 1965, to a seat vacated by John Patrick Hartigan. Confirmed by the Senate on October 1, 1965, and received commission on October 2, 1965. Served as chief judge, 1972-1983. Assumed senior status on February 1, 1989. Service terminated on December 7, 2009, due to death.

Education:
Bates College, A.B., 1940
Harvard Business School, I.A., 1943
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1947

Professional Career:

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1943-1946
Law clerk, Hon. John D. Clifford, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1947-1949
Corporation counsel, Lewiston, Maine, 1949-1952
Private practice, Lewiston, Maine, 1946-1953
Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1953-1956
U.S. representative from Maine, 1957-1961
Managing director, Development Loan Fund, 1961
Deputy administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1961-1964
U.S. representative to development assistance committee, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 1964-1965
Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1971-1972
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1972-1983

Bibliography

Coffin, Frank Morey. On Appeal: Courts, Lawyering, and Judging. New York: W.W. Norton, 1994.

Coffin, Frank Morey. The Ways of a Judge: Reflections from the Federal Appellate Bench. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980.

Manuscript Collections

University of Maine
Orono, Me.
Frank Morey Coffin speeches, 1960.
2 folders; contains text of speeches Coffin gave during his 1960 campaign for governor of Maine.

Portraits

Frank Morey Coffin; artist unknown; Photograph; n.d.; First Circuit U.S. Courts Library, John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, Mass. Reference image courtesy of the First Circuit U.S. Courts Library. Further reproduction prohibited without permission of the library.

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