John P. Devaney
Encyclopedia
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.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Minnesota Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a territory. The first members were lawyers from outside of the region who were appointed by...
until 1937. Born near Lake Mills, Iowa
Lake Mills, Iowa
Lake Mills is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,140 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake Mills is located at ....
, on June 30, 1883, he moved to Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
in 1901 and entered the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. While there, he attained the following degrees: B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
1905; LL.B. 1907; LL.M. 1908. Admitted to practice in 1907. Appointed Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Minnesota Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a territory. The first members were lawyers from outside of the region who were appointed by...
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.