Oral history interview with Thomas M. Coffin conducted by Makaela Kroin from May 2, 2018, to November 1, 2019, as part of the United States District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. Coffin discusses his career as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's offices in San Diego, California, and in Eugene, Oregon, and his service as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon.