Thomas Coffin Essays

Thomas Coffin was the keynote speaker at the Blackberry Pie Society’s Political Party in February, 2020.  He is a retired federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and a former professor at the UO Law School. 

Thomas retired in 2016 after 24 years on the bench, prior to which he had a career as a federal prosecutor spanning 21 years. He is married with 7 children.  

The Blackberry Pie Society is pleased to include a collection of his essays on our website.  We will post them as they become available.  Please click on the dropdown menu above to read the essays.