Charles Francis McKenna

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Education

Law

Read law, 1868

Charles Francis McKenna was an Article Ifederal judge for theU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the court in 1904 after being nominated by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt. McKenna served until 1906 when he resigned due to the climate in Puerto Rico.^[1] McKenna died on December 3, 1922.

Early life and education

Attending public and private high schools in Pittsburgh, McKenna pursued an early career as an apprentice to a lithographer and became a successful engraver and artist at the age of 14. After serving in the Union Army, McKenna studied law at the firm Mitchell and Palmer and earned his Read Law credentials and was admitted to the bar in 1868.^[1]

Military service

McKenna joined the Union Army in July 1862 at the age of 18. He enlisted in Company E, 155th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. During his time McKenna served at Gettysburg and was at Appomattox when Southern General Robert Lee surrendered.^[1]

Personal life

In 1872, McKenna married Virginia White.^[1]

Professional career

• Private Practice, 1868-1904
• Judge, County Court of Alleghany Count, 1911-1921^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Puerto Rico

McKenna was nominated to theU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico byTheodore Roosevelt onJune 9, 1904 to a seat vacated byWilliam Henry Holt as he resigned. McKenna served until 1906 when he resigned due to the climate in Puerto Rico. He was succeeded byBernard Shandon Rodey.^[1]

Awards and associations

• Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, member Pittsburgh, Exalted Ruler San Juan lodge^[1]

See also

• U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

External links

• District of Puerto Rico Bios

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Active judges	Chief Judge: Raúl Arias-Marxuach  •  Aida Delgado-Colon  •  Silvia Carreno-Coll  •  Pedro A. Delgado Hernández  •  María Antongiorgi-Jordán  •  Gina Méndez-Miró  •  Camille Vélez-Rivé
Senior judges	Daniel Dominguez (Puerto Rico)  •  Jay Garcia-Gregory  •  Francisco Besosa  •
Magistrate judges	Bruce McGiverin  •  Marcos Lopez-Gonzalez  •  Giselle Lopez Soler  •  Marshal Morgan  •
Former Article III judges	Jose Fuste  •  Jaime Pieras  •  Raymond Acosta (Puerto Rico)  •  Salvador Casellas  •  Carmen Cerezo  •  Gustavo Gelpí  •  Juan Torruella  •  Hiram Cancio  •  Juan Fernandez-Badillo  •  Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz  •  Hector Laffitte  •  Juan Perez-Gimenez  •  Hernan Pesquera  •  Jose Toledo  •  William Henry Holt  •  Charles Francis McKenna  •  Bernard Shandon Rodey  •  John James Jenkins  •  Paul Charlton  •  Peter Joseph Hamilton  •  Arthur Fuller Odlin  •  Ira Kent Wells  •  Robert Archer Cooper  •  David Chavez Jr.  •  Thomas Hagan Roberts  •  Clemente Ruiz Nazario  •
Former Chief judges	Jose Fuste  •  Carmen Cerezo  •  Gustavo Gelpí  •  Juan Torruella  •  Hiram Cancio  •  Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz  •  Hector Laffitte  •  Juan Perez-Gimenez  •  Hernan Pesquera  •  Jose Toledo  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byTheodore Roosevelt
1901	Baker •Jones •McDowell
1902	Anderson •Burns •Coxe •Gould •Hale •Holmes •Platt •Ray •Townsend •Waite
1903	Clabaugh •Day •Hay •Holt •Hook •McClelland •Morris •Pollock •Pritchard •Richards •Van Devanter •Daniel Wright • Francis Wright
1904	Duell •Holland •Hunt •Lanning •Reed •Shepard •Stafford
1905	Adams •Atkinson •Barney •Bethea •Booth •Cross •Dayton •Dodge •Finkelnburg •Kohlsaat •Landis •Lowell •McCall •McComas •Quarles •Sanborn •Seaman •Tayler •Whitson •Wolverton •Wright
1906	Buffington •Chatfield •Ewing •Farrington •Hough •Knappen •Lewis •Martin •Moody •Peelle •Robb
1907	Campbell •Cotteral •Dietrich •Dyer •Hundley •Munger •NoyesSaunders •Sheppard •Van Fleet •Van Orsdel •Ward
1908	Chamberlain •Purdy •Sanford •Sater •Young
1909	Foster