Sandy Keith
Alexander MacDonald "Sandy" Keith (November 22, 1928 – October 3, 2020) was an American politician and jurist who was the first person to hold office in each of the three branches of Minnesota state government, serving as state senator, the 37th Lieutenant Governor, and as an associate justice and later chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Sandy Keith | |
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| Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
| In office December 1, 1990 – January 29, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | Rudy Perpich |
| Preceded by | Peter S. Popovich |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen A. Blatz |
| Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
| In office February 1, 1989 – December 1, 1990 | |
| Appointed by | Rudy Perpich |
| 37th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
| In office January 8, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | |
| Governor | Elmer L. Andersen Karl Rolvaag |
| Preceded by | Karl Rolvaag |
| Succeeded by | James B. Goetz |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 4th district | |
| In office January 6, 1959 – January 7, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Burdick |
| Succeeded by | Harold G. Krieger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander MacDonald Keith November 22, 1928 Rochester, Minnesota |
| Died | October 3, 2020 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse | Marion E. Sanford |
| Alma mater | Amherst College Yale Law School |
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