George MacKinnon

George MacKinnon
Official portrait, 1984
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office
May 20, 1983 – May 1, 1995
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office
May 19, 1979 – May 18, 1982
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byJohn A. Field Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office
May 6, 1969 – May 20, 1983
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byCharles Fahy
Succeeded byKen Starr
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
In office
1953–1958
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byFallon Kelly
Succeeded byPhilip Neville
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded byWilliam Gallagher
Succeeded byRoy Wier
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
January 8, 1935 – January 4, 1943
Preceded byBurton Kingsley
Succeeded byCarl Wegner
Personal details
Born
George Edwards MacKinnon

(1906-04-22)April 22, 1906
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1995(1995-05-01) (aged 89)
Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (LLB)

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.