Viewing Judicial Districts Category (7) found:"History of Minnesota Judicial Districts: Part One" (1942).In January 1942 the Minnesota Historical Records Survey published a history of the state's judicial districts. It was divided into three sections:
"History of Minnesota Judicial Districts: Part Two" (1942).Part 2 of the history of the state's judicial districts published in 1942 reproduces a table listing each county and the judicial districts in which it was placed since Minnesota Territory was formed in 1849.
Douglas A. Hedin, "Multi-Judge Panels in the District Courts of Minnesota, 1875-1977."In 1875 the 17th Legislature authorized the two judges on the Court of Common Pleas in Ramsey County to preside together over trials and it added a curious proviso--all motions for a new trial must be heard by both judges. In the following decades that odd mandate was omitted from laws permitting a... Maps of Judicial Districts.This is an album of maps of judicial districts in Minnesota from 1889 to the present. Each map is from the Legislative Manual or "Blue Book." ... Douglas A. Hedin, "Judicial District Conventions in Minnesota: An Introduction."Judicial district conventions were used by political parties to select candidates for district courts from 1858 to 1910, when the last partisan judicial election was held. This paper describes how the judicial district convention was organized and functioned, emphasizing the influence of lawyers an... Minnesota Counties and the Dates They were Formed.This article lists the eighty-seven counties, their dates of formation, and the origins of their names. Only two counties have been named after judges: Meeker and Sherburne. ... |