James P. Coleman | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office May 31, 1981 – January 31, 1984 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office 1979–1981 | |
Preceded by | John Robert Brown |
Succeeded by | John Cooper Godbold |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office July 26, 1965 – May 31, 1981 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Benjamin Franklin Cameron |
Succeeded by | E. Grady Jolly |
52nd Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 17, 1956 – January 19, 1960 | |
Lieutenant | Carroll Gartin |
Preceded by | Hugh L. White |
Succeeded by | Ross Barnett |
33rd Mississippi Attorney General | |
In office February 21, 1950 – January 17, 1956 | |
Governor | Fielding L. Wright Hugh L. White |
Preceded by | Greek L. Rice |
Succeeded by | Joseph Turner Patterson |
Personal details | |
Born | James Plemon Coleman January 9, 1914 Ackerman, Mississippi U.S |
Died | September 28, 1991 Ackerman, Mississippi U.S | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | George Washington University Law School (LLB) |
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.