Edward James Devitt

Judge Edward James Devitt

Personal

Birthday:

5/5/1911

Birthplace:

St. Paul, MN

Date of Death:

3/2/1992

Place of Death:

St. Paul, MN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1935-1939
Judge, Minnesota Municipal Court, 1935-1939
Assistant attorney general, State of 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, Ramsey County [Minnesota] Probate Court, 1950-1954

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, November 16, 1954; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of North Dakota Law School

The UND School of Law offers a strong and diversified curriculum that will properly prepare students to take the bar exam, provide first-class legal services, and think effectively and efficiently as legal professionals. Its smaller enrollment and excellent student/faculty staff ratio creates a collaborative and collegial learning environment.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1935

Name of School - Second:

University of North Dakota

Degree - Second:

B.S.

Degree Year - Second:

1938

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Court Name:

Minnesota District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/7/1955

Retirement from Active Service:

5/1/1981

Termination Date:

3/2/1992

Termination Reason:

Death