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He was 76.\nWhile Coleman\u2019s career spanned more than 50 years, his efforts in public service started well before he began practicing law.\nAt Pascagoula High School, Coleman served as student body president and editor of the school newspaper. He carried the same service-minded attitude to the University of Mississippi, where he served in the campus senate, was elected president pro tem and once tutored quarterback Archie Manning on advanced economics.\nIt was also at Ole Miss that Jim Davidson, retired judge for the 14th Chancery District, met Coleman, who he first saw handing leaflets out to other students outside the student union, Davidson told The Dispatch.\nAfter graduating 11th in his class at Ole Miss Law School, Coleman returned to West Point and joined his father, Howard \u201cButch\u201d Coleman, at their family law firm.\nWhile they remained acquaintances through undergrad and friends through law school, Coleman and Davidson, who was working in Columbus, became closer, sometimes representing opposing sides of the same case.\n\u201cThere were some times when we\u2019d be on the same side. There were some times when he would represent the adverse party,\u201d Davidson said. \u201c\u2026 He was not the kind of guy that was going to entertain the crowd. He was very thoughtful, quiet (and) focused.\u201d\nIn 1976, Coleman was elected as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. After two terms with the Legislature, he was appointed board attorney for the Clay County Board of Supervisors, a position he held for more than 25 years.\n\u201cYou don\u2019t stay the board attorney for 25 years without doing the right thing and being a good solid citizen,\u201d Davidson said.\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLee Coleman, retired 16th Circuit judge, center, and his wife Peggy Green Coleman, top left, pose for a photo with voters while campaigning in this Dispatch file photo. Along with serving as circuit judge, Coleman served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and as the board attorney for the Clay County Board of Supervisors for more than 25 years. Dispatch file photo\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\nOwen remembers earning some of his early law experience while watching his father and Coleman work together.\n\u201cI was going to law school, and I \u2026 worked with them and learned a lot through them,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I got out of law school, I started having cases with Lee. \u2026 We recognized that we got along real well.\nIn 2010, a third judgeship was created for the 16th Circuit Court District, and with a little helpful persuasion from his self-described \u201cunofficial campaign manager,\u201d Coleman ran and won.\n\u201cI campaigned my tail off for him,\u201d Owen said.\nColeman served three terms as circuit judge, representing Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties. Davidson said Coleman\u2019s even-keeled demeanor set him apart both in and out of the courtroom.\n\u201cHe was one of those people that you could always depend on to be thoughtful about things,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cHe wouldn\u2019t make wild and crazy statements or fly off the handle.\n\u201cSome lawyers over the years would get mad, and they\u2019d hang up with you,\u201d he added with a laugh. \u201cHe never would. He was always very civil.\u201d\nColeman officially retired in December 2022, and the following year, he was inducted into the West Point Hall of Fame. In retirement, he was appointed to be a senior status judge by the Mississippi Supreme Court.\nColeman was survived by his two sons, Jack Coleman and Bonner Coleman, two brothers, Jimmy Coleman and David Coleman, and his wife of 46 years, Peggy Green Coleman, who he proposed to after only two weeks and one day of dating.\nDavidson said he will remember most what a \u201cloyal friend\u201d Coleman was.\n\u201cEven though you might have different opinions, different viewpoints (or) be on different sides of an issue, that was never a personal thing with him,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cHe respected your position. Even though he might not agree with it, he respected it.\u201d\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMcRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n      \n      \n        Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. 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