James Plemon Coleman

Biography of James Plemon Coleman

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Coleman
• First Name: James
• Middle Name: Plemon
• Date of Birth: January , 9 , 1914
• Place of Birth (POB): Ackerman , Mississippi (US-MS, MS, 28, MI, Miss.)
• Date of Death: September , 28 , 1991
• Place of Death (POD): Ackerman , Mississippi (US-MS, MS, 28, MI, Miss.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

James Plemon Coleman Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/22/1965
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Cameron , Benjamin Franklin
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/22/1965
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/20/1965
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 76/8
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/26/1965
• Commission Date: 07/26/1965
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1979
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1981
• Retirement from Active Service: 05/31/1981
• Date of Termination: 01/31/1984
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

James Plemon Coleman in the Law School

• Name of School: George Washington University Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1939

James Plemon Coleman Career Path

Employment:

• 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

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