Albert Wheeler Coffrin

Albert W. Coffrin
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office June 9, 1972 – January 31, 1989
Nominated by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Bernard Joseph Leddy
Succeeded by	Fred I. Parker
Personal details
Born	(1919-12-21)December 21, 1919 Burlington, Vermont
Died	January 13, 1993(1993-01-13) (aged 73) Burlington, Vermont
Alma mater	Middlebury College (A.B.) Cornell Law School (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1945 1951–1952
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War

Albert Wheeler Coffrin (December 21, 1919 – January 13, 1993) was a United States federal judge.

Biography

Born in Burlington, Vermont, Coffrin received an A.B. from Middlebury College in 1941 and was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1945.

He received an LL.B. from Cornell Law School in 1947, entering private practice in Burlington from 1947 to 1951. He was again in the United States Navy during the Korean War, from 1951 to 1952, thereafter returning to private practice in Burlington until 1972.

On May 3, 1972, Coffrin was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont vacated by Bernard J. 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 in Burlington. He was buried at Burlington's Lakeview Cemetery.

External links

• Albert Wheeler Coffrin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Albert W. Coffrin, Federal Judge, 73, New York Times, January 16, 1993