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Charles McNamee
Charles Joseph McNamee (1890-1964) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
McNamee was nominated by President Harry Truman on February 8, 1951, to a seat vacated by Robert Wilkin; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1951, and received his commission on March 9th. He served as chief judge for a time during 1960. He served until his death on May 2, 1964.[1]
Early life and education
- Cleveland Law School, LL.B., 1917[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1917-1919
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1921-1933
- Chief assistant county prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1933-1938
- Judge, Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1939-1949
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Ohio, 1949-1951[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Ohio
McNamee was nominated by President Harry Truman on February 8, 1951, to a seat vacated by Robert Wilkin; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1951, and received his commission on March 9th. He served as chief judge for a time during 1960. He served until his death on May 2, 1964.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles McNamee's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Wilkin |
Northern District of Ohio 1951–1964 |
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
