[1] He was initially appointed to the state supreme court by Governor Dan Evans, to a seat vacated by the retirement of Charles T.

[2] On March 29, 1971, McGovern was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge William James Lindberg.

He served as Chief Judge from 1975 to 1987, assuming senior status on September 30, 1987.

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