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.
George Edward MacKinnon
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Born 1906 in St. Paul, MN
Died 1995 in Potomac, MD
FJC ID: 1455
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 16/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 227/year
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · 1969–1995District of Columbia District Court · 1969–1995
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Commissioner · 1985–1991- Investors Mutual Funds, Minneapolis, MinnesotaGeneral counsel/vice president · 1961–1969
U.S. Department of JusticeSpecial assistant attorney general · 1960–1961- Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota1949–1953, 1958–1960
- U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota1953–1958
- U.S. representative from Minnesota1947–1949
U.S. Navy commander1942–1946- Investors Syndicate, Minneapolis, MinnesotaAssistant counsel · 1929–1942
- MinnesotaState representative · 1935–1942
Appointments
1969–1995 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1929