Andrew Holt (May 20, 1855 – February 11, 1948) was an American jurist.
Born in
East Union, Minnesota, Holt went to
Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota. It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gustavus gets its n ...
and then graduated from the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
in 1880. Holt was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1881 and then practiced law in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served as municipal judge and then as district court judge in 1904. Holt served on the
Minnesota Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The court hears cases in the Supreme Court chamber in the Minnesota State Capitol or in the nearby Minnesota Judicial Center.
History
The court was first asse ...
from 1912 to 1942. He was the first supreme court justice born in Minnesota. Holt died at his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
['Justice Holt Dies at Home In Minneapolis,' Brainerd Daily Dispatch (Minnesota), February 12, 1948, pg. 2]
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1855 births
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