Albert Wheeler Coffrin

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.

Albert W. Coffrin
Friom the Spring 1993 edition of Middlebury College Magazine
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 (1919-12-21)December 21, 1919 Burlington, Vermont, US
Died	January 13, 1993(1993-01-13) (aged 73) Burlington, Vermont, US
Education	Middlebury College (A.B.) Cornell Law School (LL.B.)

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]

Federal judicial service

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]