Luther Wallace Youngdahl
Personal
Birthday:
5/29/1896
Birthplace:
Minneapolis, MN
Date of Death:
6/21/1978
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Army second lieutenant, World War I
Assistant city attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1924
Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1924-1930
Judge, Minneapolis [Minnesota] Municipal Court, 1930-1936
Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1936-1942
Associate justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1942-1946
Governor, Minnesota, 1947-1951
Education
Name of School:
Gustavus Adolphus College
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1919
Name of School - Second:
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Great in theory. Even better in practice.
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1921 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Name:
District of Columbia District Court
President Nominating:
Harry S Truman
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
8/29/1951
Retirement from Active Service:
5/29/1966
Termination Date:
6/21/1978
Termination Reason:
Death