Lawrence R. Yetka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lawrence R. Yetka

Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Cloquet, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2017

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Lawrence R.
Yetka (October 1, 1924 – November 12, 2017) was an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.Yetka was born in Cloquet, Minnesota.
He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1948, and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1951 to 1961.
He became a Special Municipal Judge in 1961, and served until he became Cloquet City Attorney in 1964.Yetka was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1973 by Gov.
Wendell Anderson, replacing Robert Sheran, who had been promoted to Chief Justice after the retirement of Chief Justice Oscar Knutson.
Yetka served on the Minnesota Supreme Court until his retirement in 1993.
He died on November 12, 2017.