Frank Coffin

Frank Coffin

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Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Bates College, 1940

Graduate

Harvard Business, 1943

Law

Harvard Law School, 1947

Personal

Birthplace

Lewiston, Maine

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Frank Morey Coffin (1919-2009) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. He joined the court in 1965 after an appointment from Lyndon Johnson. At the time of appointment, he was the U.S. representative to development assistance committee for the OECD. He assumed senior status in 1989 and passed away at the age of 90 after serving more than 40 years on the federal bench. Coffin passed away on December 7, 2009.

Early life and 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 Clifford, District of Maine, 1947-1949
• Corporation counsel, City of 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, OECD, 1964-1965

Awards and associations

• 2000: Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award, American Judicature Society

Judicial nominations and appointments

First Circuit

Coffin was nominated to the First Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on September 15, 1965, to a seat vacated by John Patrick Hartigan; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 1, 1965, and received commission the next day. He served as chief judge from 1972-1983. He assumed senior status on February 1, 1989 and continued serving in that status until his death in 2009. He was succeeded to his position by Conrad Cyr.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

External links

• Biography at the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: John Patrick Hartigan	First Circuit 1965–2009 Seat #3	Succeeded by: Conrad Cyr