Lawrence R. Yetka
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Lawrence R. Yetka was an Associate Justice
of the Minnesota Supreme Court
and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
.
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.
Yetka was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1973 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.
Associate Justice
Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...
of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Minnesota Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a territory. The first members were lawyers from outside of the region who were appointed by...
and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
.
Yetka was born in Cloquet, Minnesota
Cloquet, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,201 people, 4,636 households, and 2,967 families residing in the city. The population density was 317.9 people per square mile . There were 4,805 housing units at an average density of 136.4 per square mile...
. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in 1948, and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
from 1951 to 1961. He became a Special Municipal Judge in 1961, and served until he became Cloquet City Attorney in 1964.
Yetka was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1973 by Gov. Wendell Anderson
Wendell Anderson
Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson is an American politician and was the 33rd Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1971 to December 29, 1976. In late 1976, he resigned the governor's office in order to be named U.S. Senator to replace Walter Mondale, who had been elected Vice President of the...
, replacing Robert Sheran
Robert Sheran
Robert J. Sheran was an American lawyer, politician and judge from Minnesota. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Wendell Anderson, serving from December 1973 to December 1981. He previously served as an associate justice on the court from January 1963 to July...
, who had been promoted to Chief Justice after the retirement of Chief Justice Oscar Knutson
Oscar Knutson
Oscar R. Knutson was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. Born in Perry, Wisconsin, Knutson was a Minnesota state court judge, He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1962 to March 1973....
. Yetka served on the Minnesota Supreme Court until his retirement in 1993.