Devitt, Edward J. 1911-1992
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Name (Latin)
Devitt, Edward J. 1911-1992
Other forms of name
Devitt, Edward James, 1911-1992
Date of birth
1911-05-05
Date of death
1992-03-02
Occupation
Judges
Lawyers
Legislators--United States
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His Federal jury practice and instructions, 1977:1985 suppl., t.p. (Edward J. Devitt; senior judge, U.S. District Court for District of Minn.)
- LC data base, 3/19/86(hdg.: Devitt, Edward James, 1911- ; usage: Edward J. Devitt)
- Papers, 1927-1992(Judge DeVitt died Mar. 2, 1992)
- Wikipedia, November 14, 2022(Edward Devitt; Edward James Devitt (May 5, 1911, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota--March 2, 1992, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota) was a United States representative from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota; he received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1935, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Dakota in 1938; he was in private practice in East Grand Fords, Minnesota from 1935 to 1939, serving at the same time as a municipal judge of the Minnesota Municipal Court in East Grand Forks; he was an assistant state attorney general of Minnesota from 1939 to 1942; he served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II as a Lieutenant Commander from 1942 to 1946; Devitt was elected as a Republican to the 80th congress (January 3, 1947--January 3, 1949); he was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the 81st congress in 1948; following his departure from Congress, he returned to private practice in Saint Paul from 1949 to 1950; he then served as a Judge of the Minnesota Probate Court for Ramsey County, Minnesota from 1950 to 1954; he served on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota from 1954 to 1981 and as a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1985 to 1992)