Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and confirmed by voice vote, Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1924–1981
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1976
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Indiana Law -- Bloomington (now Maurer School of Law) 1950
- Succeeded
- George N. Beamer
- Succeeded by
- Michael Stephen Kanne
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Northern District of Indiana succeeded George N. Beamer | Ford (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, McNagny authored 11 published opinions for the court (1976–1980). Most cited: United States v. Hutchins (31 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | United States v. Hutchins | 489 F. Supp. 710 | 31 |
| 1978 | Great Horizons Development Corp. v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance | 457 F. Supp. 1066 | 13 |
| 1980 | United States v. Midwest Solvent Recovery, Inc. | 484 F. Supp. 138 | 12 |
| 1977 | Smulski v. Conley | 435 F. Supp. 770 | 12 |
| 1979 | Bottos v. Avakian | 477 F. Supp. 610 | 10 |
| 1980 | Mother Goose Nursery Schools, Inc. v. Sendak | 502 F. Supp. 1319 | 6 |
| 1979 | Cox v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. | 468 F. Supp. 677 | 6 |
| 1980 | Marshall v. Local 1010, United Steelworkers of America | 498 F. Supp. 368 | 5 |
| 1980 | In Re Establishment Inspection of Inland Steel Co. | 492 F. Supp. 1310 | 5 |
| 1978 | Meding v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America | 444 F. Supp. 634 | 5 |
| 1976 | In Re Alliance Beverage Co., Inc. | 420 F. Supp. 437 | 5 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.?
- President Gerald Ford appointed Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1976.
- Was Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 1976. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. on?
- Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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4 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).