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Peter S. Popovich, Associate Justice, 1987-1989; Chief Justice 1989-1990

Court of Appeals 40th Anniversary

Minnesota Court of Appeals 40th Anniversary Digital Exhibit

Career book and interviews

The Judicial Career of Peter S. Popovich
Call Number: Getting Started Room KF373 .P7 no.10

Publication Date: 1998

Judicial Career of Peter S. Popovich
Table of Contents

Transcript of proceedings of presentation of papers relating to the judicial career of Peter S. Popovich by the Minnesota State Law Library : Minnesota Supreme Court Chambers, Minnesota Judicial Center, April 17, 1998
Call Number: Getting Started Room KF373 .P7 no.10 suppl.

Publication Date: 1998
Interview with Chief Justice Popovich recorded in 1991
Call Number: Getting Started Room KF373.P67 A3 1991
Transcript of Interview with Peter Popovich : Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society oral history project, Minnesota State Law Library.
Call Number: Getting Started Room KF373 .P67 A3 1991

Publication Date: 1991

Articles about Chief Justice Popovich

First Six Appointed to Appellate Court, 40 Bench & B. Minn. 10 (1983)

Legalese Interview: Peter S. Popovich, Hamlline Legalese, Nov. 1983

Matthew Lewis, Peter Popovich: New Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Minn. Law., Aug. 1988, at 1
Chief Justice to retire in fall, St. Cloud Times, June 22, 1990, p. 2B
Tribute to Peter S. Popovich upon his retirement - William Mitchell Law Review Vol. 17, iss. 2, 1991
Randall, R.A. (Jim), A Sense of Place, 17 William Mitchell Law Review 19 (No. 1, Winter 1991)
Hon. Peter Popovich: “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied”, Bench & B. Minn., Feb. 1991, at 22
James M. Campbell, Retired Chief Justice Peter S. Popovich, Hennepin Law., Mar./Apr. 1991, at 12

D.D. Wozniak, Peter Popovich: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done, But He Did It, 7 Minn. J. L. & Pol., May 1996, at 49

Tribute to Peter S. Popovich upon his death - William Mitchell Law Review Vol. 23, iss. 1, 1997

Minnesota's Legal Hall of Fame, Minnesota Law & Politics, Aug. 2007
Peter Popovich is #73 on the list.

Written by Chief Justice Popovich

Beginning a Judicial Tradition: Formative Years of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1983-1987 by Peter S. Popovich
Call Number: Retired KFM5910 .P6 1987

Publication Date: 1987

Peter S. Popovich & Charles Mottl, Who Decides Who Can Play High School Athletics, 7 Urb. Law. 869 (1975)
Thomas M. Sipkins & Peter S. Popovich, Sex Equity in the Public Schools, 12 Urb. Law. 509 (1980)
Peter S. Popovich & Donald W. Niles, A Practitioner’s Guide to Bringing an Appeal in the Minnesota Court of Appeals, 11 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 627 (1985)
Peter S. Popovich & Michael Thomas Miller, Oral Argument in the Court of Appeals, Bench & B. Minn., May/June 1986, at 18
Peter S. Popovich & Donald Niles, Commentary: A New Court Looks at School Law, 27 Education Law Rep. 1 (1986)
Peter S. Popovich, Donald W. Niles & Michael Thomas Miller, Recent Developments in Minnesota Education Law, 13 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1 (1987)
Peter S. Popovich, Chief Justice Amdahl – A Tribute, 15 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 27 (1989)
Peter S. Popovich, The State of the Judiciary, 46 Bench & B. Minn. 13 (1989).
Peter S. Popovich & Erin Leigh Miller, Obtaining Review in the Minnesota Supreme Court, 14 Hamline L. Rev. 117 (1990)
Peter Popovich, The State of the Judiciary, 47 Bench & B. Minn. 16 (1990).
Peter S. Popovich, Commentary: Certiorari Review of School Board Actions: Closing the Door on an Unwelcome Guest, 66 Education Law Rep. 537 (1991)
Peter S. Popovich, Ten Years Later: Justice Delayed Is No More, 19 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 581 (1993)

Documents

Popovich Notice of Appointment - Minn. Secretary of State's Office
Appointed to the World Trade Center Board December 21, 1990.

Newspapers

Keep Popovich Representative [Advertisement], St. Paul Recorder, Oct. 29, 1954, p.6, center bottom of page
Supreme Court Primary Race Has 6 Entries, Minneapolis Star, Sept. 7, 1966, p.16
Bargaining with Popovich firm no bargain, says MEA, Minneapolis Tribune, Nov. 9, 1981, p.1
Popovich is named to state Supreme Court, Minneapolis Star & Tribune, July, 25, 1987, p.1B
Popovich to take seat on state high court, Star Tribune, Nov. 15, 1987, p.12B
New Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Takes Office, Austin Daily Herald, Nov. 16, 1987
Popovich may fight mandatory retirement, Star Tribune, June 30, 1988, p.9Be
New chief justice hasn't missed a step in climb to top, Star Tribune, Jan. 22, 1989, p.1
Popovich takes chief justice job; Keith joins court, St. Cloud Times, Feb. 2, 1989, p.2B
Popovich sworn in as state's chief justice, Star Tribune, Feb. 2, 1989, p.1B, 3B
Judges want Popovich out of court-camera decision, Star Tribune, March 24, 1989, p.5B
Justices split on mandatory retirement, St. Cloud Times, Sept. 1, 1989, p.4B
Courts must find way to end trial delays, Popovich warns, Star Tribune, Dec. 8, 1989, p.7B
Chief justice to retire in fall, St. Cloud Times, June 22, 1990, p.2B
Judge fights mandatory retirement law, Star Tribune, August 6, 1990, p.3B
Popovich: Blacklist, black robe and beyond, Star Tribune Nov. 23, 1990, p.1B, 10B
Popovich named to World Trade board, Star Tribune, December 22, 1990, p.2B
Former Chief Justice Popovich seriously ill, La Crosse Tribune, March 30, 1996, p.C3