Albert Wheeler Coffrin

Albert Wheeler Coffrin (December 21, 1919 – January 13, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

Albert W. Coffrin
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
January 31, 1989 – January 13, 1993
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
1983–1988
Preceded byJames Stuart Holden
Succeeded byFranklin S. Billings Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
June 9, 1972 – January 31, 1989
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byBernard Joseph Leddy
Succeeded byFred I. Parker
Personal details
Born
Albert Wheeler Coffrin

(1919-12-21)December 21, 1919
Burlington, Vermont
DiedJanuary 13, 1993(1993-01-13) (aged 73)
Burlington, Vermont
EducationMiddlebury College (A.B.)
Cornell Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Burlington, Vermont, Coffrin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Middlebury College in 1941 and was a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Cornell Law School in 1947, entering private practice in Burlington from 1947 to 1951. He again served in the Navy during the Korean War, from 1951 to 1952, thereafter returning to private practice in Burlington until 1972.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 3, 1972, Coffrin was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont vacated by Judge Bernard Joseph Leddy. Coffrin was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 1972, and received his commission the next day. He served as Chief Judge from 1983 to 1988, assuming senior status on January 31, 1989, and serving in that capacity until his death on January 13, 1993, in Burlington.[1] He was buried at Burlington's Lakeview Cemetery.[2][3]

References
  1. Albert Wheeler Coffrin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. Albert Wheeler Coffrin at Find a Grave
  3. "Albert W. Coffrin, Federal Judge, 73". The New York Times. Associated Press. 16 January 1993.
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