# Ingerval M. Olsen *American attorney and jurist who served on the Minnesota Supreme Court* Ingerval M. Olsen (January 4, 1861 – June 26, 1943) was a Norwegian-born lawyer and judge who sat as an associate justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1930 to 1936.[^1] Before he joined the high court, Olsen held a state district court judgeship from 1906. He won re-election in 1912 and did not run in 1918. In 1920 the [[governor]], J. A. A. Burnquist, appointed him to the district bench. Governor [[Theodore Christianson]] named him to the Supreme Court in 1930.[^1] ## Early life and education Olsen was born on January 4, 1861, in Lillehammer, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1865, and the family took up farming near St. Peter, in [[Nicollet County, Minnesota]].[^1] The [[University of Minnesota]] awarded him a bachelor's degree in 1887.[^1] ## Legal career Olsen was admitted to the bar in [[Minnesota]] in 1893. He then practiced law in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.[^1] ## Judicial service Olsen first took a seat as a Minnesota district court judge in 1906. He was returned to that office in 1912 and did not seek another term in 1918.[^1] In 1920 Governor J. A. A. Burnquist appointed him to the district bench.[^1] In 1930 Governor Christianson elevated him to associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He remained on that court until 1936.[^1] ## Death Olsen died suddenly on June 26, 1943, at a hospital in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Ingerval M. Olsen* (revision 1381053028, retrieved 2026-10-26) — Olsen's birth, emigration, education, bar admission, law practice, district and supreme court service, and death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingerval_M._Olsen