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Ole J. Vaule (1859-1938)

Ole J. Vaule was the longest serving referee in the history of the bankruptcy court for the District of Minnesota. Appointed in 1898 by Judge William Lochren, he served to his death on August 6, 1938. It was a part-time position, and during these decades he maintained a private practice with William P. Murphy in Crookston.

On December 8, 1938, a committee of the Bar Association of the Fourteenth Judicial District presented a memorial to him at a service in the Polk County District Court.

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Referees and Judges of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, 1898 - 2010.

This is a list of the referees and judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota from 1898 to the present. They are listed by date of appointment.

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Judge Robert J. Kressel: "History of United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Minnesota." (2007).

This history of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota from 1898, when the first comprehensive bankruptcy law was enacted, to the present day, was written by Judge Robert J. Kressel, who has served on the court since 1982.

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Joel Mark Dickey (1864-1933).

Joel Mark Dickey was a fixture in the federal district court in St. Paul for forty-three years. He began employment in 1890, and served as clerk and Assistant U. S. Attorney from 1894 to 1920, when he entered private practice. But not for long. Upon the retirement of Charles L. Spencer, Judge Page Morris appointed Dickey Clerk of Court, a position he held until his death on August 10, 1933.

On March 31, 1934, a memorial was given for him by the Ramsey County Bar Association.

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