John Louis Coffey

Biography of John Louis Coffey

Family Name (Surname): Coffey
First Name: John
Middle Name: Louis
Date of Birth: April , 15 , 1922
Place of Birth (POB): Milwaukee , Wisconsin (US-WI, WI, 55, WS, Wis. Wi., Wisc)
Date of Death: November , 10 , 2012
Place of Death (POD): Whitefish Bay , Wisconsin (US-WI, WI, 55, WS, Wis. Wi., Wisc)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
Appointment under the Presidency of: Ronald Reagan ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/19/1982
American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
Seat vacated by: Fairchild , Thomas Edward
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/19/1982
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 03/17/1982
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/18/1982
Commission Date: 03/19/1982
Retirement from Active Service: 07/02/2004
Date of Termination: 11/10/2012
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

U.S. Navy, 1943-1946
Assistant city attorney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1949-1954
Judge, Milwaukee County [Wisconsin] Civil Court, 1954-1960
Judge, Milwaukee County [Wisconsin], Municipal Court, 1960-1962
Judge, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee County, 1962-1978; senior judge, Criminal Division, 1972-1975; chief presiding judge, Criminal Division, 1976; Civil Division, 1976-1978
Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1978-1982