John P. Devaney

John P. Devaney

John P. Devaney was Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court until 1937. Born near Lake Mills, Iowa, on June 30, 1883, he moved to Minnesota in 1901 and entered the University of Minnesota. While there, he attained the following degrees: B.A. 1905; LL.B. 1907; LL.M. 1908. Admitted to practice in 1907. Appointed Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court on September 7, 1933, and elected to that office in November, 1934. He resigned the court in 1937, and resumed the private practice of law. [ [http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/judgebio.html Minnesota State Law Library Biographies of Justices and Judges of the Minnesota Appellate Courts] ]

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