Albert Wheeler Coffrin

Albert W. Coffrin
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 by	James Stuart Holden
Succeeded by	Franklin S. Billings Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
	In office; June 9, 1972 – January 31, 1989
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Bernard Joseph Leddy
Succeeded by	Fred I. Parker
Personal details
Born	Albert Wheeler Coffrin; December 21, 1919; Burlington, Vermont
Died	January 13, 1993 (aged 73); Burlington, Vermont
Education	Middlebury College (A.B.); Cornell Law School (LL.B.)

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.

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]

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]

Legal offices
Preceded by Bernard Joseph Leddy	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont 1972–1989	Succeeded by Fred I. Parker
Preceded by James Stuart Holden	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont 1983–1988	Succeeded by Franklin S. Billings Jr.