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Lawrence R. Yetka

Minnesota Supreme Court · Appointed July 3, 1973

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Judicial record

69 opinions where Lawrence R. Yetka sat on the panel, spanning 1973–2018.

2 Majority authored
67 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. 68
  • Minn. Ct. App. 1

By disposition

  • Denied 22
  • Affirmed 20
  • Granted 14
  • Reversed 5
  • Modified 2
  • Remanded 2
  • Vacated 2
  • Mixed 1
  • Dismissed 1

Panel votes per year

How Lawrence R. Yetka's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Oscar R. Knutson for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 8 16 24 32 40 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 2018 1973: 1 vote — Lawrence R. Yetka 1974: 11 votes — Lawrence R. Yetka 1975: 7 votes — Lawrence R. Yetka 1976: 9 votes — Lawrence R. Yetka 1977: 9 votes — Lawrence R. Yetka 1978: 8 votes — Lawrence R. Yetka 1979: 14 votes — Lawrence R. Yetka 1980: 5 votes — Lawrence R. Yetka 1987: 1 vote — Lawrence R. Yetka 1988: 1 vote — Lawrence R. Yetka 1989: 1 vote — Lawrence R. Yetka 1994: 1 vote — Lawrence R. Yetka 2018: 1 vote — Lawrence R. Yetka 1968: 11 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1969: 29 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1970: 19 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1971: 27 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1972: 26 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1973: 34 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1974: 17 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1975: 5 votes — Oscar R. Knutson 1977: 1 vote — Oscar R. Knutson
  • Lawrence R. Yetka
  • Oscar R. Knutson

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where Lawrence R. Yetka sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
A16-1634 Minn. 2018-04-18 Affirmed Otto v. Wright Cnty.
C7-93-2425 Minn. Ct. App. 1994-08-29 Denied Olson v. Olson
C8-87-1503, C3-87-1577 Minn. 1989-05-12 Affirmed Shockency v. Jefferson Lines
C5-86-1061 Minn. 1988-06-17 Reversed Minneapolis Police Department v. Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights
C0-87-23 Minn. 1987-05-08 Granted Sandmann v. Petron
50251 Minn. 1980-07-03 Granted Lundstrom v. Navickas
50318 Minn. 1980-05-16 Affirmed Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Minnesota Public Service Commission
49314 Minn. 1980-03-14 Denied State v. Black
49866 Minn. 1980-02-01 Affirmed Redland v. Nelson's Quality Eggs, Inc.
49453, 49519 Minn. 1980-01-11 Granted In Re the Welfare of K. P. H.
49408 Minn. 1979-11-30 Affirmed State, Department of Public Safety v. Wiehle
49072 Minn. 1979-08-17 Affirmed Lahman v. Commissioner of Highways
48758 Minn. 1979-08-03 Modified Villarreal v. Albert Lea Electro Plating, Inc.
49241, 49477 Minn. 1979-07-27 Granted Wendt Ex Rel. Geiser v. County of Osceola
49008 Minn. 1979-07-27 Denied Shreve v. Department of Economic Security