Featured Top Story Fair and Balanced: Marion native talks importance of state Appeals Court BY GINNY RHODES Mar 28, 2017 Mar 28, 2017 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 1 of 5 Linda McGee As a student at Marion High School, Chief Judge Linda McGee served on the news staff for the school's newspaper. www.digitalnc.org In September 2014, McGee along with Marion native Bob Hunter were invited to the McDowell County Courthouse to hear two appeals in civil cases. She was also crowned Homecoming Queen in 1965 for Marion High School. Her name was Linda Mace at the time of her senior portrait in The Hylander yearbook from Marion High School 1965. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BY GINNY RHODES For more than 20 years, a native of McDowell County has heard cases in the state’s second highest court, which is celebrating its 50th year in 2017.kAmr9:67 yF586 {:?52 |4v66[ ef[ 7@C>6C=J @7 |2C:@?[ D6CG6D @? E96 }]r] r@FCE @7 pAA62=D] $96 92D 366? @? 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