Background
Coke, James L. was born on August 31, 1875 in Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon, United States. Son of John S. and Mary E. (Moore) Coke.
Coke, James L. was born on August 31, 1875 in Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon, United States. Son of John S. and Mary E. (Moore) Coke.
Educated in Oregon and California.
Elected county attorney, County of Maui, Territory of Hawaii, 1908. Elected territorial senator, City and County of Honolulu, 1912. Appointed by President Wilson circuit judge, 1st Circuit, Honolulu, November 16, 1916.
Appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii, January 8, 1917.
Appointed by President Wilson chief justice Supreme Court of Hawaii, March 12, 1918 for 4-year term. Retired from bench April 1922, and resumed practice at Honolulu.
Appointed by President Roosevelt, chief justice Supreme Court of Hawaii, June 18, 1934, and reappointed by President Roosevelt, August 5, 1939.
Clubs: Outrigger, Oahu Country. Mason (32 degree, Shriner, Jester).
Married Effie Riley, March 11, 1913. Children: Philip L., Virginia Nahl, James H. Began practice at Marshfield, Oregon.