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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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.[4] 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."[5] 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.[6] Thomas J. Campbell, who once worked as a clerk for Judge MacKinnon, has written:
Judge MacKinnon inspired by words. He inspired by his life's deeds. But he inspired most of all by what came to him, naturally. That he'd always introduce himself as George, not Judge. That he would call his wife on his private phone line, so that the government would not have to pay whatever marginal cost one phone call might represent. That he would answer his own phone with such alacrity that clerk or secretary would have to scramble to pick it up on the first ring. That he presided at the marriage, in chambers, of a man he had once prosecuted, convicted, and sent away to prison as U.S. Attorney. That he was loved by Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and sought the approval of neither to find his own sense of worth.[5]
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^Official Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1979.
^"Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit". dcchs.org. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
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For the Canadian member of Parliament see George MacKinnon politician 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 George MacKinnonOfficial portrait 1984Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitIn office May 20 1983 May 1 1995Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of ReviewIn office May 19 1979 May 18 1982Preceded bySeat establishedSucceeded byJohn A Field Jr Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitIn office May 6 1969 May 20 1983Appointed byRichard NixonPreceded byCharles FahySucceeded byKen StarrUnited States Attorney for the District of MinnesotaIn office 1953 1958Appointed byDwight D EisenhowerPreceded byFallon KellySucceeded byPhilip NevilleMember of the U S House of Representatives from Minnesota s 3rd districtIn office January 3 1947 January 3 1949Preceded byWilliam GallagherSucceeded byRoy WierMember of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 29th districtIn office January 8 1935 January 4 1943Preceded byBurton KingsleySucceeded byCarl WegnerPersonal detailsBornGeorge Edwards MacKinnon 1906 04 22 April 22 1906Saint Paul Minnesota U S DiedMay 1 1995 1995 05 01 aged 89 Potomac Maryland U S Political partyRepublicanEducationUniversity of Minnesota LLB Contents 1 Education and career 1 1 Notable cases 2 Federal judicial service 3 Philosophy 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career editBorn 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 1 He was an assistant counsel for Investors Syndicate now a component of Ameriprise Financial of Minneapolis Minnesota from 1929 to 1942 He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1935 to 1942 2 He was in the United States Navy as a Commander from 1942 to 1946 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 He was in private practice of law in Minneapolis from 1949 to 1953 He was the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1953 to 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 He was a Special Assistant United States Attorney General from 1960 to 1961 He was general counsel and vice president for Investors Mutual Funds of Minneapolis from 1961 to 1969 3 Notable cases edit 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 citation needed 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 citation needed Federal judicial service editMacKinnon 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 He served as a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review from 1979 to 1982 He served on the United States Sentencing Commission from 1985 to 1991 He assumed senior status on May 20 1983 His service was terminated on May 1 1995 due to his death in Potomac Maryland 3 Philosophy edit nbsp MacKinnon as a U S RepresentativeMacKinnon 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 4 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 5 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 6 Thomas J Campbell who once worked as a clerk for Judge MacKinnon has written Judge MacKinnon inspired by words He inspired by his life s deeds But he inspired most of all by what came to him naturally That he d always introduce himself as George not Judge That he would call his wife on his private phone line so that the government would not have to pay whatever marginal cost one phone call might represent That he would answer his own phone with such alacrity that clerk or secretary would have to scramble to pick it up on the first ring That he presided at the marriage in chambers of a man he had once prosecuted convicted and sent away to prison as U S Attorney That he was loved by Democrats and Republicans liberals and conservatives and sought the approval of neither to find his own sense of worth 5 References edit Official Congressional Directory U S Government Printing Office 1979 Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit dcchs org Retrieved 2017 12 23 a b George Edward MacKinnon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center Donald Dale Jackson Judges 313 1974 a b Harry T Edwards In Memoriam George E MacKinnon 64 Geo Wash L Rev 819 820 21 1996 Ann Pelham Judge MacKinnon Works Two Odd Jobs at the Edges of Constitutionality Legal Times at 15 May 7 1990 External links editGeorge Edward MacKinnon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center George E Mackinnon An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Legislators Past and Present United States Congress George MacKinnon id M000027 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWilliam Gallagher Member of the United States House of Representativesfrom Minnesota s 3rd congressional district1947 1949 Succeeded byRoy WierParty political officesPreceded byAncher Nelsen Republican nominee for Governor of Minnesota1958 Succeeded byElmer L AndersenLegal officesPreceded byCharles Fahy Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit1969 1983 Succeeded byKen StarrPreceded bySeat established Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review1979 1982 Succeeded byJohn A Field Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George MacKinnon amp oldid 1210870555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
