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George Edward MacKinnon
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1969
George Edward MacKinnon , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. George Edward MacKinnon (April 22, 1906 – May 1, 1995) was an American politician, attorney, and judge who served as a United States representative and United States Attorney for Minnesota, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. He was the father of feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon.
Education
- University of Minnesota Law SchoolLL.B., 1929
Career
Assistant counsel, Investors Syndicate, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1929-1942; State representative, Minnesota, 1935-1942; U.S. Navy commander, 1942-1946; U.S. representative from Minnesota, 1947-1949; Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1949-1953, 1958-1960; U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota, 1953-1958; Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1961; General counsel/vice president, Investors Mutual Funds, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1961-1969; Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1991
Biography
George Edward MacKinnon (April 22, 1906 – May 1, 1995) was an American politician, attorney, and judge who served as a United States representative and United States Attorney for Minnesota, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. He was the father of feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon.
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