Linda Mace Mace McGee

Background

McGee, Linda Mace was born on September 20, 1949 in Marion, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Cecil Adam and Norma Jean(Hogan) Mace.

Education

University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1973). Member, Bankruptcy Trustees Panel, United States. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, since 1979.

Speaker and Author, North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Seminar, September, 1982. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Services of North Carolina, 1981-1984. Member, Board of Law Examiners, State of North Carolina, since 1986.

Career

She was appointed Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals by Chief Justice Sarah Parker, effective August 1, 2014. 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 (JD) 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 and elected to eight-year terms in 1996 and 2004. In the 2012 election, McGee 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.".

Membership

Member North Carolina Association Women Attorneys (charter, treasurer 1980-1984, chair judicial division 1997, Gwyneth B. Davis award 1997), North Carolina Bar Association (Board of Governors 1983-1986), Pro Bono Svc. award, 1992, American Bar Association, North Carolina Academy Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors 1993-1995), North Carolina State Bar, Association Trial Lawyers American, Boone Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1982-1985), North Carolina Business and Professional Womens.

Connections

Married B. Gary McGee, December 19, 1970. Children: Scott Adam, Jeffrey Sean.

Father:

Cecil Adam Mace

Mother:

Norma Jean(Hogan) Mace

Spouse:

B. Gary McGee

child:

Jeffrey Sean McGee

child:

Scott Adam McGee