Supreme Court Associate Justice, 1950 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1950
Cycle: 1950
Office: Supreme Court Associate Justice
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Theodore Christianson, Jr. Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 531,474 58.42 +16.84
Mark Nolan Man Nonpartisan 378,246 41.58

Associate Justice Christianson was appointed to the Court on May 15, 1950 by Governor Luther Youngdahl to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Associate Justice Harry Peterson on May 11, 1950 to run for the DFL nomination for governor. Christianson was an attorney from St. Paul and son of former state Representative, Governor, and U.S. Representative, Theodore Christianson, Sr. Christianson died in office on September 19, 1955. Governor Orville Freeman appointed William P. Murphy to fill the vacancy on September 24, 1955. Murphy was an attorney from Duluth and former Assistant U.S. Attorney (1939-1951).

Nolan was an attorney from Duluth, sitting Eleventh Judicial District Judge since 1937, and former state Representative (HD 61, 1929-1931, 1933-1937).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1951 (p. 354).