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George MacKinnon (George Edwards MacKinnon) was born on 22 April, 1906 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S., is an American judge. Discover George MacKinnon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

Popular As George Edwards MacKinnon
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Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 22 April 1906
Birthday 22 April
Birthplace Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Date of death 1 May, 1995
Died Place Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1906

George Edward MacKinnon (April 22, 1906 – May 1, 1995) was an American politician, attorney, and judge who variously 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 is also the father of feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon.

1929

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, MacKinnon received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Minnesota Law School in 1929.

MacKinnon was a member of the editorial board of the Minnesota Law Review and played as a center on the Golden Gophers football team.

He was an assistant counsel for Investors Syndicate (now a component of Ameriprise Financial) of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1929 to 1942.

1935

He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1935 to 1942.

1942

He was in the United States Navy as a Commander from 1942 to 1946.

1947

MacKinnon was elected as a Republican to serve as a United States representative for the Third District of Minnesota to the 80th congress (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949), but was defeated when he sought re-election.

He served on the Education and Labor Committee.

1949

He was in private practice of law in Minneapolis from 1949 to 1953.

1953

He was the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1953 to 1958.

1958

In 1958, he ran as the Republican nominee for Governor of Minnesota and lost the general election to Orville Freeman.

He was in private practice of law in Minneapolis from 1958 to 1960.

1960

He was a Special Assistant United States Attorney General from 1960 to 1961.

During his service as Special Assistant United States Attorney General in 1960, MacKinnon focused on labor racketeering investigations involving James Hoffa.

MacKinnon started the Test Fleet investigation that led to James Hoffa's conviction for perjury.

1961

He was general counsel and vice president for Investors Mutual Funds of Minneapolis from 1961 to 1969.

During his service as United States attorney, MacKinnon successfully prosecuted the first labor case under the Taft-Hartley Act against Archer Daniels Midland, Gerald Connelly, and Sidney Brennan in United States v. Gerald Connelly.

1969

MacKinnon was nominated by President Richard Nixon on April 23, 1969, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated by Judge Charles Fahy.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 5, 1969, and received his commission on May 6, 1969.

1979

He served as a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review from 1979 to 1982.

1983

He assumed senior status on May 20, 1983.

1985

He served on the United States Sentencing Commission from 1985 to 1991.

1995

His service was terminated on May 1, 1995, due to his death in Potomac, Maryland.

MacKinnon was also known as a conservative and once described as "so far right he makes Goldwater look like George McGovern," although this may have been hyperbole.

According to Judge Harry T. Edwards, Judge MacKinnon was "a real character: he was someone who was not easily dissuaded from his positions, who always aimed to get his way, and, yet, who always enjoyed his colleagues and fostered collegiality on the court."

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, a fellow Minnesotan who appointed MacKinnon to the United States Sentencing Commission and the special court division that selected independent counsel, said, "He's a man who can't be frightened or pushed by anybody" when describing him.

Thomas J. Campbell, who once worked as a clerk for Judge MacKinnon, has written: