Edward Devitt
Edward James Devitt (1911-1992) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Devitt was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on December 10, 1954, to a seat vacated by Matthew Joyce; he was nominated on January 10, 1955, confirmed by the Senate on February 4, 1955, and received his commission on February 7th. He served as chief judge from 1959 until he assumed senior status on May 1, 1981. He served until his death on March 2, 1992. Devitt was succeeded in this position by Paul Magnuson.
Devitt Award
The Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award is named after Judge Devitt. It was first awarded in 1982.
Early life and education
- University of North Dakota, LL.B., 1935
- University of North Dakota, B.S., 1938
Professional career
- Private practice, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1935-1939
- Judge, Minnesota Municipal Court, 1935-1939
- Assistant state attorney general, Minnesota, 1939-1942
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1946
- U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1947-1949
- Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1949-1950
- Judge, Minnesota Probate Court, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1950-1954
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Minnesota
Devitt was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on December 10, 1954, to a seat vacated by Matthew Joyce;[1] he was nominated on January 10, 1955, confirmed by the Senate on February 4, 1955, and received his commission on February 7th. He served as chief judge from 1959 until he assumed senior status on May 1, 1981. He served until his death on March 2, 1992. Devitt was succeeded in this position by Paul Magnuson.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Matthew Joyce |
District of Minnesota 1955–1981 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Paul Magnuson
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Patrick Schiltz • Nancy E. Brasel • Jeffrey M. Bryan • Katherine Menendez • Eric Tostrud • Jerry Blackwell • Laura Provinzino | ||
| Senior judges |
John Tunheim • Ann Montgomery • Donovan Frank • Joan Ericksen • David Doty • Donald Alsop • Paul Magnuson • Wilhelmina Wright • Susan Richard Nelson • Michael James Davis (Minnesota) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Tony N. Leung • Leo Brisbois • Hildy Bowbeer • Becky R. Thorson • Jon Huseby • David Schultz • Elizabeth Cowan Wright • John Docherty • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Rosenbaum • Richard Kyle • Diana Murphy • Rensselaer Russell Nelson • William Lochren • Page Morris • Milton Dwight Purdy • Charles Andrew Willard • Wilbur Franklin Booth • William Alexander Cant • John Franklin McGee • Joseph West Molyneaux • John Benjamin Sanborn • Gunnar Hans Nordbye • Matthew Joyce • Robert Cook Bell • George Sullivan (Minnesota) • Edward Devitt • Dennis Donovan • Earl Larson • Miles Lord • Harry MacLaughlin • Philip Neville • Robert Renner • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Rosenbaum • John Tunheim • Donald Alsop • Paul Magnuson • Diana Murphy • Gunnar Hans Nordbye • Edward Devitt • Miles Lord • Harry MacLaughlin • | ||
