▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁entering ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Bur ling ton ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁again ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁there after ▁returning ▁to ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Bur ling ton ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁C off rin ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Bernard ▁Joseph ▁Led dy . ▁C off rin ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁assuming ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁in ▁Bur ling ton . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Bur ling ton ' s