Finding Aid for the J.P. Coleman Collection (MUM01734)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1965-1985

Identifier

MUM01734

LCSH

Coleman, J. P. (James Plemon), 1914-1991; United States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit); Courts; Judicial power; Judges -- Mississippi; Civil rights -- United States -- Cases

General Physical Description Note

79 boxes (120 linear feet)

Description

J.P. Coleman served as governor of Mississippi between 1956 and 1960. In 1965, the claimed a seat on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gaining the rank of chief judge in 1979. Coleman assumed senior status in 1981, lightening his case load. He retired from the bench in 1984 and died in 1991. This collection contains Coleman's judicial papers from his tenure on the Fifth Circuit.

Recommended Citation

J.P. Coleman Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

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