William McClung (July 12, 1758 – 1811) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit.

Born on July 12, 1758, in Rockbridge County, Colony of Virginia, British America,^[1] McClung graduated from Liberty Hall Academy (now Washington and Lee University) in 1785 and read law.^[1] He entered private practice in Bardstown, District of Kentucky, Virginia (State of Kentucky from June 1, 1792) from 1791 to 1796.^[1] He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1793.^[1] He was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1796 to 1800.^[1]

McClung was nominated by President John Adams on February 21, 1801, to the United States Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 2 Stat. 89.^[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 24, 1801, and received his commission the same day.^[1] His service terminated on July 1, 1802, due to abolition of the court.^[1]

Following his departure from the federal bench, McClung was a Judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court in Nelson County until 1811.^[1] He died in 1811 in Mason County, Kentucky.^[1]

• William McClung at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• The McClung genealogy - By William McClung