Background
Mcdonough, Roger Ignatius was born on September 29, 1892 in Park City, Utah, United States. Son of Bartly and Mary Josephine (Power) Mcdonough.
Mcdonough, Roger Ignatius was born on September 29, 1892 in Park City, Utah, United States. Son of Bartly and Mary Josephine (Power) Mcdonough.
Educated Park City High School, 1908-1911, Notre Dame U., 1914-1915, U. Utah, 1923-1925.
Admitted to Utah bar, 1925. County attorney, Summit County, 1925-1927. Practice, Park City, 1927-1929.
District judge, 3d Judicial District Utah, 1929-1941. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Utah, 1939-1949. Re-elected, 1949, 59.
Chief justice Supreme Court of the Utah, 1947-1949, 54-59.
Member National Railway Labor Panel, 1945. Member board appointed by President Truman to investigate and report on strike of United Steel Workers, 1946. Referee, National Railway Adjustment Board, 1948.
Member Utah., American bar associations, American Legion, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Mildred Anne Devine, May 14, 1932. Children: Roger James, Anne Devine, John Vincent, Edward Joseph, Gerald Michael.