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Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.

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Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
May 7, 1976 – March 28, 1981
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byGeorge N. Beamer
Succeeded byMichael Stephen Kanne
Personal details
Born
Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.

(1924-07-16)July 16, 1924
Fort Wayne, Indiana
DiedMarch 28, 1981(1981-03-28) (aged 56)
EducationIndiana University Maurer School of Law (LL.B.)

Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. (July 16, 1924 – March 28, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Education and career

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Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, McNagny was in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1950. He was in private practice in Angola, Indiana in 1950, and then in Columbia City, Indiana until 1976, interrupted by his service as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, from 1953 to 1959.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On June 24, 1975, McNagny was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Judge George N. Beamer. McNagny was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 6, 1976, and received his commission on May 7, 1976.[1] McNagny served in that capacity until his death, on March 28, 1981, after a long illness.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ AP (29 March 1981). "PHIL M. M'NAGNY Jr". The New York Times.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
1976–1981
Succeeded by