# Andrew Holt (judge) *American jurist who served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1912 to 1942* Andrew Holt (May 20, 1855 – February 11, 1948) was an American judge. He sat on the municipal bench and then the district court before serving thirty years, from 1912 to 1942, on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]].[^1] A native of East Union, [[Minnesota]], Holt is recorded as the first justice of the state's supreme court to have been born in Minnesota.[^1] ## Early life and education Holt was born on May 20, 1855, in East Union, Minnesota. He studied at Gustavus Adolphus College and later completed his degree at the [[University of Minnesota]] in 1880.[^1] ## Legal career Holt joined the Minnesota bar in 1881 and went on to practice law in [[Minneapolis]]. His judicial career began as a municipal judge, followed by service as a district court judge in 1904.[^1] ## Minnesota Supreme Court Holt's tenure on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] ran from 1912 until 1942. No justice of that court born in Minnesota had preceded him.[^1] ## Death Holt died at his Minneapolis home on February 11, 1948, at age 92.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Andrew Holt, judge, born May 20, 1855, in East Union, Minnesota.[^1] ### When - Born May 20, 1855; graduated from the University of Minnesota 1880; admitted to the Minnesota bar 1881; district court judge 1904; Minnesota Supreme Court 1912–1942; died February 11, 1948.[^1] ### Where - East Union, Minnesota (birthplace); Minneapolis (law practice and place of death).[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Andrew Holt (judge)* (revision 1283865042, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth, education, bar admission, judicial posts, Minnesota Supreme Court service (1912–1942), and death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Holt_(judge)