1. Edward James Devitt was a United States representative from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
15 Facts About Edward Devitt
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Edward Devitt 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.
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Edward Devitt was an assistant state attorney general of Minnesota from 1939 to 1942.
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Edward Devitt served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II as a Lieutenant Commander from 1942 to 1946.
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Edward Devitt was elected as a Republican to the 80th congress from Minnesota's 4th Congressional District.
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Edward Devitt was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the 81st congress in 1948, defeated by Eugene McCarthy.
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Edward Devitt is the most recent Republican to have held this seat.
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Edward Devitt then served as a Judge of the Minnesota Probate Court for Ramsey County, Minnesota from 1950 to 1954.
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On December 10,1954, Devitt received a recess appointment from President Dwight D Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge Matthew M Joyce.
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Formally nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on January 10,1955, Edward Devitt was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4,1955, and received his commission on February 7,1955.
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Edward Devitt served as Chief Judge from 1959 to 1981, assuming senior status on May 1,1981.
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Edward Devitt would impose prison sentences ranging from 10 to 16 years against Hanson's four co-defendants.
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Edward Devitt served as a board member of the Federal Judicial Center from 1968 to 1971.
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Edward Devitt served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1985 to 1992.
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Edward Devitt remained in senior status until his death in Saint Paul on March 2,1992.