LaFayette Emmett

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LaFayette Emmett of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Father-in-law of Miguel Antonio Otero (II). He was Minnesota territory attorney general, 1853-58 and chief justice of Minnesota state supreme court from 1858 to 1865.

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"To correct the errors of Judges ... the office should be made elective... If the people are incapable of selecting their judges, they are also incapable of selecting (the Governor) who is to appoint the Judges."^{[citation needed]}

v • d • e Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Minnesota

Emmett • T. Wilson • Gilfillan • Ripley • McMillan • Gilfillan • Start • Brown • S. Wilson • Devaney • Gallagher • Loring • Dell • Knutson • Sheran • Amdahl • Popovich • Keith • Blatz • Anderson