James S. Coleman (judge) explained

James S. Coleman Jr. (June 8, 1906 – August 24, 1987) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1957 to 1975.

Coleman was the grandson of Thomas W. Coleman, who also served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.^[1]

Coleman received his undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1927, attended the University of Alabama School of Law, and gained admission to the bar in 1934.^[2]

He was elected to a six-year term on the state supreme court in 1956, and won re-election in 1962 and 1968. He chose not to run for re-election in 1974.^{[1] [3]}

Coleman died at the age of 81, following a lengthy illness.^[1]

Notes and References

1. "Retired Alabama Supreme Court justice dies", The Anniston Star (August 25, 1987), p. 8.
2. http://judicial.alabama.gov/Docs/library/Bios/JamesSamuelColemanJr.pdf
3. Don F. Wasson, "Courts Open Term With Prayer", The Montgomery Advertiser (October 8, 1974), p. 7.