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Photographs personal residences of lawyers and judges in Minnesota.
Photographs of Historic Federal Courthouses in Minnesota.
Photographs of Historic County Courthouses in Minnesota - Part One.
Photographs of Historic County Courthouses in Minnesota: Part Two.
Photographs of Historic County Courthouses in Minnesota: Part Three.
Photographs of the St. Paul City Hall-Ramsey County Courthouse. (1932).

























































































Viewing Douglas A. Hedin, "Chief Justice Gilfillan is Re-elected" (1882).


Douglas A. Hedin, "Chief Justice Gilfillan is Re-elected" (1882).

In 1882 both major political parties endorsed incumbent James Gilfillan for re-election to the office of Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. This had not happened before. An incumbent would not run unopposed until Charles M. Start ran in 1900 and 1906. This story of the 1882 election of Chief Justice Gilfillan follows.

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