John F. McGee

Who was John F. McGee?

John Franklin McGee was a United States federal judge.

Born in Amboy, Illinois, McGee read law to enter the bar in 1882. He was in private practice in Devil's Lake, Dakota Territory from 1883 to 1887, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1887 to 1897. He was a judge on the Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota from 1897 to 1902, thereafter returning to private practice in Minneapolis until 1923.

On February 28, 1923, McGee was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1923, and received his commission the same day. McGee served in that capacity until February 15, 1925, when he committed suicide by firearm.