Lawrence R. Yetka

Lawrence R. Yetka (born October 1, 1924) 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]

References

1. "Biographies of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts". St. Paul, MN: Minnesota State Law Library. August 24, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
2. "Chronological Listing of Judges and Justices of the Minnesota Appellate Courts". St. Paul, MN: Minnesota State Law Library. July 1, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.

External documents

• the 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.