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James Plemon Coleman

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965

James Plemon Coleman , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Senate voted 76–8 on the nomination on Jul 26, 1965 (). 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.

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  • Judge of fifth circuit, u
    89th Congress ·     76–8 · Jul 26, 1965

Education

  • George Washington University Law SchoolLL.B., 1939

Career

Private practice, Ackerman, Mississippi, 1939-1946; District attorney, Fifth Judicial District, Mississippi, 1940-1946; Judge, Mississippi Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial District, 1947-1950; Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1950; Attorney general, State of Mississippi, 1950-1956; Governor, Mississippi, 1956-1960; State representative, Mississippi, 1960-1964; Private practice, Choctaw County, Mississippi, 1960-1965, 1984-1990; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1980

Biography

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.

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