Charles Joseph McNamee

Charles Joseph McNamee
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office 1960
Preceded by	Frank Le Blond Kloeb
Succeeded by	James C. Connell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office March 9, 1951 – May 2, 1964
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Robert Nugen Wilkin
Succeeded by	seat abolished
Personal details
Born	December 5, 1890 (1890-12-05) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 2, 1964 (1964-05-03) (aged 73)
Alma mater	Cleveland Law School

Charles Joseph McNamee (December 5, 1890 – May 2, 1964) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, McNamee received an LL.B. from Cleveland Law School in 1917. He was in the United States Army during World War I, from 1917 to 1919, thereafter entering private practice in Cleveland from 1921 to 1933. He was a chief assistant county prosecutor for Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1933 to 1938. He was a judge on the Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1939 to 1949, and on the Court of Appeals of Ohio from 1949 to 1951.

On February 8, 1951, McNamee was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Robert Nugen Wilkin. McNamee was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 1951, and received his commission on March 9, 1951. He served as chief judge in 1960. McNamee remained on the court until his death.

Sources

• Charles Joseph McNamee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.