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

  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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Preceded by Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
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