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Marvin Frederick Cole

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Biography

American judge (1922–2005)

Marvin Frederick Cole (January 6, 1922 – August 20, 2005) was an American jurist from Virginia . After earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond in 1943, he joined the United States Navy . As a communications officer stationed in Hawaii , he helped a joint congressional committee investigate the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . After the war, he entered the University of Richmond 's T.C. Williams School of Law , graduating in 1948. He practiced law with two firms before becoming a partner in his own firm in 1969, where he remained until joining Richmond Circuit Court. Judge Cole was a member of the Virginia State Bar for more than 50 years and was a former president of the Richmond Trial Lawyers Association. He also served as a judge for national moot court trials, the YMCA's mock-trial program and for trial tactics courses at the University of Richmond . In 1985, following the death of Chief Judge E. Ballard Baker , Judge Cole was appointed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia . He retired from active service in 1991, but continued to sit as a Senior Judge for another nine years.

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  1. "Marvin F. Cole, April 16, 1985-April 30, 1991" . Virginia Appellate Court History. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. "Marvin Cole Obituary, Richmond, VA" . www.blileys.com. Retrieved 2018-05-19.

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