James M. Coleman
James Melville Coleman, Jr. (February 17, 1924 - April 12, 2014) was an American legislator and jurist.
Born in Long Beach, New Jersey, he lived in Ashbury Park, New Jersey and went to Asbury Park High School. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He then received his bachelors degree from Dartmouth College in 1948 and his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1951. Coleman then practiced law in Ashbury Park. From 1957 t0 1965, Coleman served on the Ashbury Park City Council. Coleman then served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1966 to 1972. Coleman was Monmouth County, New Jersey prosecutor from 1972 to 1977. In 1980, Coleman was appointed New Jersey Superior Court judge serving until 1987. He died in Rockville Centre, New York.[1]
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