Luther Wallace Youngdahl

Judge Luther Wallace Youngdahl

Personal

Birthday:

5/29/1896

Birthplace:

Minneapolis, MN

Date of Death:

6/21/1978

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Gustavus Adolphus College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1919

Name of School - Second:

Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Great in theory. Even better in practice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1921

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Court Name:

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating:

Harry S Truman

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/29/1951

Retirement from Active Service:

5/29/1966

Termination Date:

6/21/1978

Termination Reason:

Death