D.D. Wozniak

D.D. Wozniak
Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office November 16, 1987 – August 31, 1992
Appointed by	Rudy Perpich
Preceded by	Peter S. Popovich
Succeeded by	Paul H. Anderson
Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office November 2, 1983 – November 15, 1987
Appointed by	Rudy Perpich
Preceded by	Office Created
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Kalitowski
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1951–1965
Personal details
Born	August 26, 1922 Silver Lake, Minnesota
Died	August 17, 2005
Spouse(s)	Angela Walsh
Children	Two
Alma mater	College of St. Thomas University of Minnesota
Religion	Catholic

Daniel Donald "D.D." Wozniak, Sr. (born August 26, 1922 in Silver Lake, Minnesota, died Died August 17, 2005) was a Minnesota lawyer, politician, and judge, who served as Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Wozniak served as a naval aviator during World War II. He graduated with a degree in economics from the College of St. Thomas in 1943, and received is law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1948.

Wozniak was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1951, a position he would hold for 14 years. Described as a "maverick Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party activist," Wozniak would later serve in the foreign service for President Lyndon Johnson.

Wozniak was appointed as one of the first judges on the newly-created Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1982. He was later appointed Chief Judge in 1987. Wozniak held the position until 1992, when he resigned due to reaching the state's mandatory retirement age.

Wozniak died in 2005.

References

• D.D. Wozniak at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
• Minnesota Law Library reference

Legal offices
Preceded by Peter S. Popovich	Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals 1987 - 1992	Succeeded by Paul H. Anderson
Preceded by Office Created	Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals 1982 - 1987	Succeeded by Thomas J. Kalitowski

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Name	Wozniak, D.D.
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Date of birth	August 26, 1922
Place of birth	Silver Lake, Minnesota
Date of death	August 17, 2005
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