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Luther Wallace Youngdahl
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Luther Wallace Youngdahl served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Aug 28, 1951.
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman
- Confirmed
- Aug 28, 1951
- Born
- 1896
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaHarry S Truman · Aug 28, 1951 – Jun 21, 1978
Education
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeB.A., 1919
- Minnesota College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law)LL.B., 1921
Career
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
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