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TRIVIA

The history of Minnesota's courts and its jurists is rich, indeed. MSCHS is collecting interesting facts and unique information about the Minnesota Supreme Court, as well as Minnesota's other courts. We would invite your submissions. We will regularly post the submissions on this page and thus enhance our collective knowledge.

Some examples to get you started include the following:

Question 1
Which Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court was later appointed to the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia?
Show Answer:
Luther M. Youngdahl
 
Question 2
Who was the first women to serve on any Minnesota court?
Show Answer:
M. Eleanor Nolan
 
Question 3
Who is the only federal judge who has also been appointed to the Minnesota District Court, Minnesota Court of Appeals, and Minnesota Supreme Court?
Show Answer:
Joan N. Ericksen
 
Please email your submission (along with an annotation or source for confirmation) to Tom Boyd at tboyd@wintrhop.com.