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Martin A. Nelson

American judge

Summary

American judge

Field	Value
name	Martin Nelson
image	Martin A. Nelson.png
birth_place	Hesper Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, U.S.
death_date	May 22, 1979 (aged 90)
birth_date	February 21, 1889
death_place	St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
office	Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
term_start	1953
term_end	1972
appointer	C. Elmer Anderson
predecessor	Roger L. Dell
battles	World War I
education	St. Paul College of Law (LLB)
party	Republican
otherparty	Independent (1942)

Martin A. Nelson (February 21, 1889 – May 22, 1979) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from Minnesota. He served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Early life and education

Nelson was born in Hesper Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa and received his early education there. He later moved to Minnesota and earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law (then the St. Paul College of Law) in 1916.

Career

Nelson practiced law in St. Paul, Minnesota, prior to his enlistment. During World War I, Nelson served as an aviator and aviation instructor at American air training fields. From 1919 to 1944, he practiced law at Austin, Minnesota. He served as a trustee of St. Olaf Hospital in Austin for 22 years including 10 years as board president. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1928 and 1932.{{cite web|url=http://mayoclinichealthsystem.org/locations/austin/about-us/history|title = St. Olaf Hospital History|publisher = Mayo Clinic Health System

Nelson obtained the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1934 and 1936, but lost both general elections to Floyd B. Olson and Elmer A. Benson, respectively. In 1942, he was an independent candidate for the United States Senate from Minnesota, receiving 14.4% of the vote and coming in third place. In 1944, he was appointed a state court district judge in Austin, Minnesota. Governor C. Elmer Anderson appointed him to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1953, to fill a vacancy caused by the elevation of Roger L. Dell to be chief justice. He served until his retirement in 1972. Nelson's fight to remain on the court despite his advanced age (he finally retired at eighty-two) spawned the law mandating retirement for state judges at the age of seventy.{{cite web|url= https://mn.gov/law-library/assets/DellMemorial_tcm1041-77050.pdf|title = Proceedings In Memory of Chief Justice Roger L. Dell

References

(May 23, 1979). "Martin A. Nelson, former high court justice". Star Tribune.
link. "Justice Martin A. Nelson". Minnesota State Law Library
link. "Associate Justice Martin A. Nelson". Results of Elections of Justices to The Minnesota Supreme Court 1857 – 2010. Douglas A. Hedin

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