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Frank Morey Coffin

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Frank Morey Coffin served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Oct 1, 1965.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Oct 1, 1965
Born
1919

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First CircuitLyndon B. Johnson · Oct 1, 1965 – Dec 7, 2009

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

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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