# Bill Macklin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bill_Macklin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bill_Macklin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macklin > Source revision: 1286263341 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American lawyer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} '''William E. "Bill" Macklin''' (born December 29, 1945) was an American judge and politician. Macklin lived in [Lakeville, Minnesota](/source/Lakeville%2C_Minnesota) with his wife and children. He received his bachelor's degree in theatre arts from the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) in 1968 and his [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from the [Mitchell Hamline School of Law](/source/Mitchell_Hamline_School_of_Law) in 1975. He was admitted to the Minnesota bar. Macklin served in the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) from 1989 to 1998 and was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)). He also served as a district court judge for [Scott County, Minnesota](/source/Scott_County%2C_Minnesota).[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10392 Minnesota Legislators: Past and Present-William E. "Bill" Macklin] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackin, Bill}} Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:People from Lakeville, Minnesota Category:Hamline University School of Law alumni Category:University of Minnesota alumni Category:Minnesota state court judges Category:Minnesota lawyers Category:Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bill Macklin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macklin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macklin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.