Andrew Holt (May 20, 1855 – February 11, 1948) was an American jurist. Born in

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, Holt went to

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and then graduated from the

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in 1880. Holt was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1881 and then practiced law in

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. He served as municipal judge and then as district court judge in 1904. Holt served on the

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from 1912 to 1942. He was the first supreme court justice born in Minnesota. Holt died at his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.'Justice Holt Dies at Home In Minneapolis,' Brainerd Daily Dispatch (Minnesota), February 12, 1948, pg. 2

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