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Frank Morey Coffin

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965

Frank Morey Coffin , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Frank Morey Coffin (July 11, 1919 – December 7, 2009) was an American politician and judge from Maine who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Education

Bates CollegeA.B., 1940
Harvard Business SchoolI.A., 1943
Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1947

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

Biography

Frank Morey Coffin (July 11, 1919 – December 7, 2009) was an American politician and judge from Maine who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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