Lawrence R. Yetka

Lawrence R. Yetka
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
1973–1993
Appointed by Wendell Anderson
Preceded by Robert Sheran
Succeeded by Alan Page
Personal details
Born (1924-10-01)October 1, 1924
Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.
Died November 12, 2017(2017-11-12) (aged 93)
Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater University of Minnesota Law School

Lawrence R. Yetka (October 1, 1924 – November 12, 2017) was an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.[1]

Yetka was born in Cloquet, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1948, and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1951 to 1961. He became a Special Municipal Judge in 1961, and served until he became Cloquet City Attorney in 1964.[1]

Yetka was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1973[1][2] by Gov. Wendell Anderson, replacing Robert Sheran, who had been promoted to Chief Justice after the retirement of Chief Justice Oscar Knutson. Yetka served on the Minnesota Supreme Court until his retirement in 1993.[2] He died on November 12, 2017.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biographies of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts". St. Paul, MN: Minnesota State Law Library. August 24, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Chronological Listing of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts". St. Paul, MN: Minnesota State Law Library. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence Yetka, former Minnesota Supreme Court justice, dies at 93". 15 November 2017.

External documents

  • Staff of the Minnesota State Law Library, ed. (1996). The political, professional and judicial career of Lawrence R. Yetka. Minnesota Justices series. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota State Law Library. OCLC 35987880. LCC KFM5912.A73 P7 no.9.
  • "SUPREME COURT: An Inventory of the Files of Justice Lawrence Yetka" (PDF). Minnesota Historical Society. May 14, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  • "LAWRENCE R. YETKA: An Inventory of His Papers". Minnesota Historical Society. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Sheran		 Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
1973-1993		 Succeeded by
Alan Page



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