Lawrence R. Yetka

Lawrence R. Yetka
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office June 2, 1973 – January 4, 1993
Appointed by	Wendell Anderson
Preceded by	Robert Sheran
Succeeded by	Alan 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.
Died	November 12, 2017(2017-11-12) (aged 93) Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ellen Carter ​ (m. 1950)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University 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

1. Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993. Marquis Who's Who. 1991. p. 969.
2. "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. "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.

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