Born in Saranac Lake, New York, to Edward and Gertrude Macy, the family moved to Shell, Wyoming in 1943 to establish a bar and restaurant.
[2] He then joined the United States Navy, where he served for four years, and then returned to Wyoming.
[1][2] He entered private practice in Sundance, Wyoming, and was the Crook County Attorney from 1970 to 1985.
[2] On May 2, 1985, Governor Edgar Herschler appointed Macy to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
[3] Macy served until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, on June 2, 2000.