# Philip Neville *United States district judge for the District of Minnesota (1909–1974)* Philip Neville (November 5, 1909 – February 13, 1974) was a judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Minnesota]]. He held the seat from 1967 until he died in office in 1974.[^1] Before the federal bench, Neville clerked for the Supreme Court of Minnesota and taught at the [[University of Minnesota Law School]] from 1937 to 1967. He also sat as a municipal judge in Edina and served from 1952 to 1953 as United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota.[^1] ## Education and career A native of [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], Neville earned a Bachelor of Arts at the [[University of Minnesota]] in 1931. Two years later, in 1933, the university's law school awarded him a Bachelor of Laws.[^1] He then clerked at the Supreme Court of Minnesota from 1933 to 1935, after which he practised law privately until 1967.[^1] During those years of practice he also held a professorship at the law school, from 1937 to 1967.[^1] From 1948 to 1952 he presided as municipal judge for the village of Edina. He then held the office of United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota in 1952–1953.[^1] ## Federal judicial service On May 24, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Neville to the District of Minnesota seat left vacant by Judge [[Gunnar Nordbye]].[^1] The [[United States Senate]] confirmed the nomination on July 31, 1967, and Neville received his [[Commission]] that same day.[^1] He served on the court until his death on February 13, 1974.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: English Wikipedia, *Philip Neville* (revision 1360543510, retrieved 2026-10-26; CC BY-SA 4.0) — Neville's birth and death dates, education, clerkship, private practice, professorship, Edina municipal judgeship, U.S. Attorney service, nomination, confirmation, commission and tenure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Neville