Hugh Dean McLellan (September 10, 1876 – June 20, 1953) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Education and career
Born in Belfast, Maine, McLellan received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Colby College in 1895 and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1902. He was in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts from 1902 to 1932. He was a lecturer for Boston University Law School from 1929 to 1938. He was a lecturer for Harvard Law School from 1935 to 1942.[1]
Federal judicial service
McLellan was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 18, 1932, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge James Madison Morton Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1932, and received his commission on February 10, 1932. McLellan resigned on September 30, 1941.[1]
Later career and death
After his resignation from the federal bench, McLellan resumed private practice in Boston from 1941 to 1953. He died in Brookline, Massachusetts, on June 20, 1953.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Hugh Dean McLellan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Hugh McLellan, 76, Federal Judge Here for Nine Years, Dies". The Boston Globe. June 21, 1953. p. 50. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources
- Hugh Dean McLellan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.