Linda Hodge McLaughlin (February 13, 1942 – March 7, 1999) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Los Angeles, California, McLaughlin received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1963 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1966. She was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1966 to 1970, and in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, California from 1970 to 1980. She was a judge on the California Municipal Court, North Orange County Judicial District from 1980 to 1982. She was a judge on the California Superior Court, Orange County from 1982 to 1992. She was an Associate justice pro tempore, California Supreme Court in 1984. She was an Associate justice pro tempore, California Court of Appeals, Fourth Appellate Dist., Div. 3 in 1985.
McLaughlin was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. McLaughlin was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on March 20, 1992, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received her commission on August 17, 1992. McLaughlin served in that capacity until March 7, 1999, due to his death.
She died in Santa Ana, California.