James Aloysius Coolahan

Judge James Aloysius Coolahan

Personal

Birthday:

4/26/1903

Birthplace:

Hoboken, NJ

Date of Death:

7/16/1986

Place of Death:

Spring Lake, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, 1925-1927
Private practice, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1927-1949
First assistant corporation counsel, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1932-1943
Judge, Hudson County [New Jersey] Court, 1949-1956
Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1956-1962

Education

Name of School:

Rutgers School of Law-Newark

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1925

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/7/1962

Retirement from Active Service:

6/1/1974

Termination Date:

7/16/1986

Termination Reason:

Death