- Edward Devitt
Edward James Devitt (
May 5 ,1911 –March 2 ,1992 ) was aUnited States Representative andUnited States District Judge fromMinnesota .Devitt was born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota; graduated from St. John’s College Preparatory High School,
Collegeville, Minnesota , 1930; attended St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1930 – 1932; LL.B.,University of North Dakota ,Grand Forks, North Dakota , 1935; B.S.C., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1938; lawyer in private practice; professor; municipal judge,East Grand Forks, Minnesota , 1935 – 1939; assistant attorney general, Office of theAttorney General , State of Minnesota, 1939 – 1942;United States Navy , 1942 – 1946; elected as a Republican to the 80th congress (January 3 ,1947 –January 3 ,1949 ); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 81st congress in 1948.Devitt was a
probate judge inRamsey County, Minnesota from 1950 – 1954. In 1954, he was appointed a United States district judge for the district of Minnesota. He served as chief judge from 1958 until 1981, when he tooksenior status . He died onMarch 2 ,1992 , in St. Paul, Minnesota.The
American Judicature Society has awarded the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award each year since 1983 to an Article III judge. The first recipient wasAlbert Branson Maris .External links
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