Donald S. Coburn
| Donald S. Coburn | |
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| Livingston Township Council | |
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In office January 1975 – March 1978 |
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| Preceded by | John V. Rowley |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Geffner |
| Mayor of Livingston | |
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In office 1977–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Dominick A. Crincoli |
| Succeeded by | Doris L. Beck |
| Essex County Prosecutor | |
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In office 1978–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Leonard Ronco |
| Succeeded by | George L. Schneider |
| New Jersey Superior Court Judge | |
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In office 1981 – Present |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Donald Stephen Coburn April 18, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Jacobs Coburn |
| Religion | Judaism |
Donald Stephen Coburn (born April 18, 1939) is an American Democratic Party politician and jurist from New Jersey.
Coburn was born on April 18, 1939, the son of H. Jules Coburn (1904-1995), a New York attorney. He is a 1961 graduate of Cornell University and received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966. He served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. From 1966 to 1967, he served as a Law Clerk to New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Weintraub. He was an Assistant Essex County Prosecutor from 1968 to 1969, serving under Prosecutor Brendan Byrne. He served in the Administration of Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson as an Assistant Newark Corporation Counsel from 1971 to 1974. From 1967 to 1978, he was a partner at Harrison & Jacobs (later Jacobs & Coburn), the firm founded by his father-in-law, Nathan L. Jacobs, who served as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 until his retirement in 1975.
In 1973, at age 34, Coburn became a candidate for the New Jersey State Senate in the newly-drawn 25th legislative district, which included suburban towns in western Essex County, as well as some towns in Morris and Passaic counties. The incumbent was two-term Republican James Wallwork. The Essex County Democratic Committee endorsed Roseland Councilman Joel Wasserman for the Senate; Coburn ran in the Democratic Primary on a line with Byrne, who was a candidate for Governor. Wasserman defeated Coburn by 1,667 votes, 4,144 (62.59%) to 2,477 (37.41%). Wallwork defeated Wasserman in the General Election.
Coburn was the Democratic candidate for the Livingston Township Council in 1974. Running with Doris Beck and Dominick Crincoli, the three Democrats defeated two Republican incumbents, Mayor Kenneth Welch and Councilman Peter Cooper, and their running mate, Carl Sulzberger. Coburn, Beck and Crincoli constituted the first Democratic majority on the governing body in Township history. Coburn was elected Deputy Mayor in 1976 and was elected Mayor of Livingston in 1977.
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