# George M. Scott (Minnesota judge) *American lawyer and jurist who served on the Minnesota Supreme Court* George Matthew Scott (September 14, 1922 – May 25, 2006) was a lawyer and judge who sat on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1973 to 1987.[^1] Before his appointment, he practiced law in Minneapolis, held office as a deputy attorney general of [[Minnesota]] and as an attorney for Hennepin County, and in 1970 sought the Democratic nomination for governor.[^1] Scott was a United States Army veteran who took part in the Normandy landings. He later earned his law degree from the St. Paul College of Law.[^1] ## Early life and education Scott was born in Clark, New Jersey, the last of eight children. His family's rural home had neither electricity nor running water.[^1] After entering the United States Army in 1942, he studied engineering at the [[University of Minnesota]] under a program the Army paid for.[^1] When that program ended, he took part in the Normandy landings.[^1] He began legal studies at New York University and completed his law degree at the St. Paul College of Law.[^1] ## Career After law school, Scott entered law practice in [[Minneapolis]].[^1] His public posts included deputy attorney general of Minnesota and attorney for [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]].[^1] In the 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election, he ran for the Democratic nomination, which went to [[Wendell R. Anderson]].[^1] He was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1973 and remained on the court until 1987.[^1] ## Personal life Ill health led Scott to retire in Miami.[^1] He and Joyce, his wife, had five children, and three of them became lawyers.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - George Matthew Scott, lawyer and judge, was a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] ### What - He was a Minnesota deputy attorney general and an attorney for Hennepin County.[^1] - He sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1970 and lost to Wendell R. Anderson.[^1] ### When - He was born September 14, 1922, and died May 25, 2006.[^1] - He entered the United States Army in 1942.[^1] - He was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1973 and served until 1987.[^1] ### Where - He was born in Clark, New Jersey, and practiced law in Minneapolis.[^1] ### How - He studied engineering at the University of Minnesota in an Army-funded program until the program ended.[^1] - He studied law at New York University before taking his degree at the St. Paul College of Law.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *George M. Scott (Minnesota judge)* (revision 1353839913, retrieved 2026-10-26) — Scott's birth and death dates, education, military service, career posts, 1970 candidacy, 1973–1987 Supreme Court tenure and family. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_M._Scott_(Minnesota_judge)>