Frank M. Coffin | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| In office February 1, 1989 – December 7, 2009 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| In office 1972–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Bailey Aldrich |
| Succeeded by | Levin H. Campbell |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| In office October 2, 1965 – February 1, 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | John Patrick Hartigan |
| Succeeded by | Conrad K. Cyr |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Charles P. Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Stanley R. Tupper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Morey Coffin (1919-07-11)July 11, 1919 |
| Died | December 7, 2009(2009-12-07) (aged 90) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Bates College (AB) Harvard University (IA,LLB) |
Frank Morey Coffin (July 11, 1919 – December 7, 2009) was an Americanpolitician and judge fromMaine who served as aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Born on July 11, 1919, inLewiston,Maine, Coffin received anArtium Baccalaureus degree in 1940 fromBates College. He completed graduate instruction in Industrial Administration in 1943 fromHarvard Business School and aBachelor of Laws in 1947 fromHarvard Law School. He was a lieutenant in theUnited States Navy from 1943 to 1946. He was alaw clerk for JudgeJohn David Clifford Jr. of theUnited States District Court for the District of Maine from 1947 to 1949. He wascorporation counsel for Lewiston from 1949 to 1952. He was in private practice in Lewiston from 1946 to 1953. He was in private practice inPortland, Maine from 1953 to 1956. He was aUnited States representative from Maine from 1957 to 1961. He was the Managing Director of theDevelopment Loan Fund in 1961. He was the Deputy Administrator of theUnited States Agency for International Development from 1961 to 1964. He was United States Representative to the development assistance committee of theOrganisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development from 1964 to 1965.[1]
Coffin served as chairman of theMaine Democratic state committee from 1954 to 1956 and was elected as a Democrat to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1956. He was elected to the85th and86th Congresses, serving from January 3, 1957, until January 3, 1961. He did not seek re-election in the 1960 election, choosing instead to embark on an unsuccessful campaign forGovernor of Maine.[2] He would be defeated in the1960 Maine gubernatorial special election by Republican incumbentJohn H. Reed.
Coffin was nominated by PresidentLyndon B. Johnson on September 15, 1965, to a seat on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated by JudgeJohn Patrick Hartigan. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on October 1, 1965, and received his commission on October 2, 1965. He served as a board member of theFederal Judicial Center from 1971 to 1972. He was a member of theJudicial Conference of the United States from 1972 to 1983. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1983. He assumedsenior status on February 1, 1989. He took inactive senior status in the fall of 2006. His service terminated on December 7, 2009, due to his death.[1]
Coffin died on December 7, 2009, atMaine Medical Center in Portland fromcomplications following surgery to repair anaortic aneurysm.[3]
Coffin is the author of four books:Witness for AID (Houghton Mifflin 1964);The Ways of a Judge: Views from the Federal Appellate Bench (Houghton Mifflin 1980);A Lexicon of Oral Advocacy (National Institute of Trial Advocacy 1985);On Appeal: Courts, Lawyering and Judging (W.W. Norton 1994).[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Maine 1960 | Succeeded by Maynard Dolloff |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's 2nd congressional district 1957–1961 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 1965–1989 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 1972–1983 | Succeeded by |
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