Education
Dartmouth College; Cornell Law School.
Dartmouth College; Cornell Law School.
Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, he lived in Asbury Park, New Jersey and went to Asbury Park High School. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World World War World War II He then received his bachelor"s degree from Dartmouth College in 1948 and his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1951. Coleman then practiced law in Asbury Park.
From 1957 to 1965, Coleman served on the Asbury Park City Council.
Coleman then served in the New Jersey General Assembly, as a Republican, 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 New York