Sandy Keith

Sandy Keith
Chief Justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
December 1, 1990 – January 29, 1998
Appointed byRudy Perpich
Preceded byPeter S. Popovich
Succeeded byKathleen A. Blatz
Associate Justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
February 1, 1989 – December 1, 1990
Appointed byRudy Perpich
37th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 8, 1963 – January 2, 1967
GovernorElmer L. Andersen
Karl Rolvaag
Preceded byKarl Rolvaag
Succeeded byJames B. Goetz
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 6, 1959 – January 7, 1963
Preceded byWalter Burdick
Succeeded byHarold G. Krieger
Personal details
Born
Alexander MacDonald Keith

November 22, 1928
Rochester, Minnesota
DiedOctober 3, 2020 (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party
SpouseMarion E. Sanford
Alma materAmherst College
Yale Law School

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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Klecker, Mara (October 5, 2020). "Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Sandy Keith dies". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Alexander MacDonald "Sandy" Keith dedicated his life to public service and is believed to be the first person to work in roles across all three branches of Minnesota government.
  2. ^ "Sandy"-Keith "A.M. "Sandy" Keith (obituary)". Post-Bulletin. Rochester, Minnesota. October 5, 2020. Sandy was a public man—the only person in Minnesota's history to have served in all three branches of state government.