Frank Morey Coffin

Judge Frank Morey Coffin

Personal

Birthday:

7/11/1919

Birthplace:

Lewiston, ME

Date of Death:

12/7/2009

Place of Death:

Portland, ME

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Bates College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1940

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Business School

Degree - Second:

I.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1943

Name of School - Third:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Third:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Third:

1947

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Court Name:

First Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/2/1965

Retirement from Active Service:

2/1/1989

Termination Date:

12/7/2009

Termination Reason:

Death