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Lew Linde article, 2003
- Title
- Lew Linde article, 2003
- Identifier
- P1650
- Date
- 2003
- Creator
- Linde, Lew, 1928-
- Description
- Chief Justice Douglas K. Amdahl, Minnesota's judicial pioneer. A paper "presented at the NAHA International Conference, Bergen, Norway, June 25-28, 2003."; Amdahl was born in Mabel, Fillmore co., Minn. January 23, 1919. His father's parents had emigrated from Sand, Rogaland, in 1895. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1946, receiving his J.D. in 1951. He first worked as an assistant county attorney in Hennepin county, and for the county commissioners. In 1961 he was appointed judge of the Minneapolis Municipal Court; in 1962 as judge of the Fourth Judicial District. July 1980 he was appointed Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court; in December 1981 Chief Justice. He retired in January 1989. "He was the main innovator and force behind many positive improvements in Minnesota's legal system." Partly based on personal interview.; The author is a first cousin of Amdahl, and a lawyer.
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Clippings
Citation
Linde, Lew, 1928-, “Lew Linde article, 2003,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10933.