Jack Richard Fena (December 23, 1923 – June 4, 2010) was an American politician and judge.

Biography

Fena was born in Hibbing, Minnesota and graduated from Hibbing High School in 1941. He graduated from the

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in 1943 and received his law degree from

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in 1952. He served in the

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during

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. He practiced law in Hibbing and was a

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. Fena served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1959 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1972. Fena contested the 1968 election with

Bernard J. Bischoff Bernard J. "Barney" Bischoff (January 27, 1931 – July 5, 1980) was an American politician and judge. Biography Bischoff was born in Hibbing, Minnesota and graduated from Hibbing High School. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1 ...

. He then was an assistant county attorney for St. Louis County, Minnesota. From 1977 to 1981, Fena was a judge of the

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. Fena died at Benedictine Health Center in Duluth, Minnesota.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fena, Jack 1923 births 2010 deaths People from Hibbing, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota University of Notre Dame alumni Notre Dame Law School alumni Minnesota lawyers Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota state court judges 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II