James Coolahan
James Aloysius Coolahan (1903-1986) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and a New Jersey Superior Court judge.
Coolahan was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President John F. Kennedy on February 19, 1962, to a seat vacated by Mendon Morrill; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 2, 1962, and received his commission on April 7th. He served as chief judge from 1972-1973. He assumed senior status on June 1, 1974, and served until his death on July 16, 1986.[1] Coolahan was succeeded in this position by John Gerry.
Early life and education
- Rutgers University School of Law, LL.B., 1925
Professional career
- Law clerk, 1925-1927
- Private practice, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1927-1949
- First assistant corporation counsel, City of Hoboken, New Jersey, 1932-1943
- Judge, Hudson County Court, New Jersey, 1949-1956
- Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1956-1962
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of New Jersey
Coolahan was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President John F. Kennedy on February 19, 1962, to a seat vacated by Mendon Morrill; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 2, 1962, and received his commission on April 7th. He served as chief judge from 1972-1973. He assumed senior status on June 1, 1974, and served until his death on July 16, 1986.[1] Coolahan was succeeded in this position by John Gerry.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Coolahan's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Mendon Morrill |
District of New Jersey 1962–1974 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: John Gerry
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
