President Kennedy offered Coleman various posts, including United States Secretary of the Army and United States Ambassador to Australia, but Coleman declined.

Coleman was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 22, 1965, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Benjamin Franklin Cameron.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 26, 1965, and received his commission on July 26, 1965.
He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1981.
He assumed senior status on May 31, 1981.
His service terminated on January 31, 1984, due to his retirement.
President Kennedy offered Coleman various posts, including United States Secretary of the Army and United States Ambassador to Australia, but Coleman declined.
Coleman was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 22, 1965, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Benjamin Franklin Cameron. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 26, 1965, and received his commission on July 26, 1965. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1981. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1981. His service terminated on January 31, 1984, due to his retirement.
James P. Coleman