Viewing Winona County Category (9) found:Memoirs of Michael J. Galvin, Sr. (1990).One day when Michael J. Galvin was a school boy in Preston, Minnesota, his class was taken to the county courthouse to hear Archibald D. Gray, a legendary trial lawyer in Southeastern Minnesota, address a jury. That brief experience changed his life: he would become a lawyer.
Arthur H. Snow: "Bench and Bar of Winona County" (1913)In this article, Judge Arthur H. Snow describes early court proceedings in Winona, then part of Fillmore County, in the territorial period, profiles many territorial lawyers, provides brief accounts of the formation and membership of the Winona County Bar Association and the Winona Bar Association,... "Courts and Officers of the Courts of Winona County" (1883)This article lists the names and terms of judges, clerks of court, county attorneys, sheriffs and probate judges who served in Winona County from the 1850s to 1883. It appeared first as a chapter in "History of Winona County" published in 1883. ... William Mitchell: "Reminiscences of the Establishment of the Territorial Courts, Judges, Justices and Members of the Bar of Winona County." (1889).On August 30, 1889, an address written by Associate Justice William Mitchell was read to the Winona County Old Settlers' Association by his former law partner, William H. Yale. The subjects of Mitchell's paper were the judges and lawyers of the county during the territorial period, 1849 to 1858. ... Michael J. Galvin, Jr., "Dedication of the World War I Monument." (1999).On November 11, 1999, a monument to those who served in World War I was dedicated at Winona Lake Park, Winona, Minnesota. The dedication address was delivered by Michael J. Galvin Jr., an attorney practicing in St. Paul. ... Early Courthouses of Winona County. (1913)One week after Winona County was formed on February 23, 1854, its commissioners bought land for county buildings in Winona, the county seat. Construction, however, was delayed, forcing the county to rent space until 1862, when a new county building was constructed and occupied. Twenty years later,... "The First Jury Trials in Winona County." (1884).In March 1853, Henry C. Gere's "claim jumping" suit against John C. Laird was tried to a six man jury in Justice Court -- the first in the Winona County. The first jury hung, the second returned a verdict in favor of Gere, who, however, never regained possession of the land from Laird. This accoun... "The Formation of the Winona County Bar Association" (1873).The Winona County Bar Association was formed in a meeting held in the office of former Chief Justice Thomas Wilson on Monday, February 24, 1873. In subsequent meetings that year officers were elected and bills in the legislature endorsed. Each meeting was reported in the Winona Daily Republican... Judge Chatfield's First Court Session in Winona. (1853).This article describes Judge Andrew Chatfield's first court session on June 28, 1853, in Winona. It appeared first in a history of Wabasha and Winona Counties published in 1884. ... |