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'''Lawrence R. Yetka''' (October 1, 1924 &ndash; November 12, 2017) was an [[associate justice]] of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] and a member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]].<ref name=MSLL1>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/judgebio.html#yetka |title=Biographies of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts |date=August 24, 2010 |publisher=[[Minnesota State Law Library]] |location=St. Paul, MN |accessdate=February 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206223510/http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/judgebio.html |archivedate=February 6, 2012 }}</ref>
'''Lawrence Robert Yetka'''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0000unse_p8u8/page/968/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993|year=1991|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|page=969}}</ref> (October 1, 1924 – November 12, 2017) was an [[associate justice]] of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] and a member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]].<ref name=MSLL1>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/judgebio.html#yetka |title=Biographies of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts |date=August 24, 2010 |publisher=[[Minnesota State Law Library]] |location=St. Paul, MN |accessdate=February 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206223510/http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/judgebio.html |archivedate=February 6, 2012 }}</ref>


Yetka was born in [[Cloquet, Minnesota]]. He graduated from the [[University of Minnesota|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.<ref name=MSLL1/>
Yetka was born in [[Cloquet, Minnesota]]. He graduated from the [[University of Minnesota|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.<ref name=MSLL1/>
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*{{cite book |editor1=Staff of the Minnesota State Law Library |editor1-link=Minnesota State Law Library |title=The political, professional and judicial career of Lawrence R. Yetka |series=Minnesota Justices series |year=1996 |publisher=Minnesota State Law Library |location=St. Paul, MN |oclc=35987880 |id={{LCC|KFM5912.A73 P7 no.9}}}}
*{{cite book |editor1=Staff of the Minnesota State Law Library |editor1-link=Minnesota State Law Library |title=The political, professional and judicial career of Lawrence R. Yetka |series=Minnesota Justices series |year=1996 |publisher=Minnesota State Law Library |location=St. Paul, MN |oclc=35987880 |id={{LCC|KFM5912.A73 P7 no.9}}}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/sc005.pdf |title=SUPREME COURT: An Inventory of the Files of Justice Lawrence Yetka. |date=May 14, 2009 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]] |accessdate=February 25, 2011 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/sc005.pdf |title=SUPREME COURT: An Inventory of the Files of Justice Lawrence Yetka. |date=May 14, 2009 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]] |accessdate=February 25, 2011 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00180.xml |title=LAWRENCE R. YETKA: An Inventory of His Papers. |date=July 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]] |accessdate=July 2, 2014 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00180.xml |title=LAWRENCE R. YETKA: An Inventory of His Papers. |date=July 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]] |accessdate=July 2, 2014 }}


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Latest revision as of 22:10, 16 December 2024

Lawrence R. Yetka
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
June 2, 1973 – January 4, 1993
Appointed byWendell Anderson
Preceded byRobert Sheran
Succeeded byAlan Page
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 54th district
In office
January 2, 1951 – January 2, 1961
Personal details
Born(1924-10-01)October 1, 1924
Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 12, 2017(2017-11-12) (aged 93)
Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Ellen Carter
​
(m. 1950)​
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (BA, JD)

Lawrence Robert Yetka[1] (October 1, 1924 – November 12, 2017) was an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.[2]

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.[2]

Yetka was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1973[2][3] by Gov. Wendell Anderson,[4] replacing Robert Sheran, who had been promoted to chief justice after the retirement of Chief Justice Oscar Knutson.[5] Yetka served on the Minnesota Supreme Court until his retirement in 1993.[3] He died on November 12, 2017.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993. Marquis Who's Who. 1991. p. 969.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "Yetka, Lawrence Robert". Minnesota State Legislature.
  5. ^ HEDIN, DOUGLAS A. (October 2016). "RESULTS OF ELECTIONS OF JUSTICES TO THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT 1857 – 2016" (PDF). The Minnesota Legal History Project.
  6. ^ "Lawrence Yetka, former Minnesota Supreme Court justice, dies at 93". 15 November 2017.

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