John Hugh McNary

John Hugh McNary (January 31, 1867 – October 25, 1936) was an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland. A native of Oregon, he also served as a district attorney and as an assistant district attorney in Salem. His brother Charles would serve as a United States senator.

Early life and education

McNary was born on January 31, 1867, on a farm in Marion County, Oregon, to Hugh Linza McNary and Margaret Claggett McNary. The McNary family farm was north of Salem, where McNary's parents would raise ten children. John received his college education at the University of Oregon in Eugene. In 1890, he was elected as the recorder for Marion County. When McNary was the district attorney, his brother worked under him as an assistant district attorney.

Federal judicial service

McNary was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on February 26, 1927, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by Judge Charles E. Wolverton.