# Homer B. Dibell *American jurist; Minnesota district court judge and Minnesota Supreme Court justice (1864–1934)* Homer Bliss Dibell (January 17, 1864 – February 17, 1934) was a jurist from [[Minnesota]]. He sat as a district court judge and, from 1918 until his death, as a justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]].[^1] A native of [[Fillmore County, Minnesota]], he spent part of his youth in Illinois and Indiana. He took degrees from Indiana University Bloomington (1889) and Northwestern University School of Law (1890), and he began practising law in Duluth after joining the Minnesota bar in 1890.[^1] He died in a Saint Paul hospital in 1934 while still a member of the court.[^1] ## Early life and education After his birth in Fillmore County, Dibell's family relocated first to Illinois and later to Wolcott, Indiana.[^1] He completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana University Bloomington in 1889 and finished at Northwestern University School of Law a year later. He also studied law in Logansport, Indiana.[^1] ## Legal career Dibell moved to Duluth, Minnesota, in 1890, the same year he was admitted to the Minnesota bar, and practised law in that city.[^1] The source gives 1899 as the year of his service as a Minnesota district court judge. It does not state the district or the length of his term.[^1] ## Minnesota Supreme Court His tenure on the state's highest court began in 1918 and ended with his death in 1934.[^1] ## Death On February 17, 1934, Dibell died of a heart attack in a hospital in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Homer Bliss Dibell, American jurist.[^1] ### Where - Born in Fillmore County, Minnesota.[^1] - Practised law in Duluth, Minnesota, from 1890.[^1] - Died in a hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[^1] ### When - Born January 17, 1864.[^1] - Graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1889 and from Northwestern University School of Law in 1890.[^1] - Admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1890.[^1] - Served as a Minnesota district court judge in 1899.[^1] - Served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1918 until his death.[^1] - Died February 17, 1934.[^1] ### How - Died of a heart attack.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Homer B. Dibell* (retrieved 2026-10-26; revision 1381051920), CC BY-SA 4.0 — Dibell's birth, family moves, education, bar admission, law practice, judicial service and death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_B._Dibell