James Plemon Coleman (January 9, 1914 – September 28, 1991) was an American judge, the 52nd governor of Mississippi, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Coleman was a member of the Democratic Party and was the first Mississippi governor born in the 20th century.
James Plemon Coleman
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Born 1914 in Ackerman, MS
Died 1991 in Ackerman, MS
FJC ID: 475
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Choctaw County, Mississippi1960–1965, 1984–1990
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1980
State representative · 1960–1964- Governor · 1956–1960
- State of MississippiAttorney general · 1950–1956
- Mississippi Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial DistrictJudge · 1947–1950
- Mississippi Supreme CourtJustice · 1950
- Private practice, Ackerman, Mississippi1939–1946
- Fifth Judicial District, MississippiDistrict attorney · 1940–1946
Appointments
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitChief Judge1965–1984 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- University of Mississippiba
- George Washington Universityjd
LL.B. · 1939