Linda M. McGee
Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
August 1, 2014 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byJohn Martin
Succeeded byDonna Stroud[1]
Associate Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
1995–2014
Personal details
Born (1949-09-20) September 20, 1949
Marion, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina School of Law

Linda M. McGee (born September 20, 1949) is an American judge, who retired as the Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals at the end of 2020. McGee retired as the "longest serving Court of Appeals judge in state history."[2]

Born in Marion, North Carolina, McGee earned her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971 and her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from UNC-Chapel Hill two years later. After law school, she worked as executive director of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers from 1973 until 1978, when she entered private practice in Boone, North Carolina.

McGee was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1995 by Governor Jim Hunt, and elected to eight-year terms in 1996 and 2004. In the 2012 election, McGee was re-elected for her final term, and was endorsed for re-election by the (Raleigh) News and Observer, which described her as an "energetic, experienced judge" and added, "Outside the courtroom, McGee is an effective advocate for the judicial system."[3] She was appointed Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals by Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker, effective August 1, 2014.[4]

She is married and has two children.

Notes

  1. ↑ "North Carolina Court of Appeals gets new leader". AP NEWS. December 30, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fact check: Has Elaine Marshall won more statewide races than any North Carolina politician?". WRAL.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ News & Observer: Appealing choices Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Staff reports. "Linda McGee named chief judge of N.C. Court of Appeals". HDR | Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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