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Minnesota Territory 1849-1858

Justices

Chief Justice Aaron Goodrich

portrait of Aaron Goodrich

Justice David Cooper

Justice David Cooper Portrait

Justice Bradley B. Meeker

Justice Bradley Meeker Portrait

Chief Justice Jerome Fuller

(not confirmed)

Chief Justice Henry Z. Hayner

Justice Andrew G. Chatfield

portrait of Andrew Chatfield

Justice Moses Sherburne

portrait of Moses Sherburne

Chief Justice William Welch

portrait of William Welch

Justice Rensselaer R. Nelson

portrait of Rensselaer R. Nelson

Justice Charles Eugene Flandrau

The only justice to serve on both the Territorial and State Supreme Courts

portrait of Charles Eugene Flandrau

Territorial Supreme Court

Aaron Goodrich
The first Chief Justice.
David Cooper
Bradley Meeker
Jerome Fuller
Henry Z. Hayner
Andrew G. Chatfield
Moses Sherburne
William H. Welch
Rensselaer R. Nelson
Charles E. Flandrau
The only justice to serve on both the Territorial and State Supreme Courts.