John Louis Coffey (April 15, 1922 – November 10, 2012) was an American lawyer and jurist from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
He served as a judge of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals from 1982 until his death, taking senior status in 2004.
Coffey was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from the Marquette University High School in 1939.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University in 1943 and was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1943 to 1946.
[2] On February 19, 1982, Coffey was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Thomas E. Fairchild.