Earl Richard Larson (December 18, 1911 – October 31, 2001) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Born inMinneapolis,Minnesota, Larson received aBachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1932 and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Minnesota Law School in 1935. He was an insurance adjuster for the Hardware Mutual Insurance Company from 1935 to 1937. He was in private practice in Minneapolis from 1937 to 1940. He was anAssistant United States Attorney of the District of Minnesota from 1940 to 1942. He was a trial attorney of theOffice of Price Administration from 1942 to 1943. He was a trial attorney of theUnited States Department of Justice in 1943. He was in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II, from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice in Minneapolis from 1946 to 1961.^[1]

Larson was nominated by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy on July 24, 1961, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by JudgeRobert C. Bell. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received his commission on August 10, 1961. He assumedsenior status on June 30, 1977. Larson served in that capacity until his death on October 31, 2001, in Minneapolis.^[1]

Larson presided overHoneywell, Inc. v. Sperry Rand Corp.^[2] He also declared that theRozelle rule was a violation ofantitrust laws inMackey v. National Football League on December 30, 1975.^[3][4]

• Earl Richard Larson at theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
• Earl R. Larson Papers,Charles Babbage Institute University of Minnesota. Correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to theHoneywell v. Sperry Rand trial and recognition ofJohn V. Atanasoff as the inventor of the electronic digital computer. Includes correspondence from historical researchers, awards committees, Atanasoff, and the patent counsel from Honeywell.

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• Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
• United States district court judges appointed by John F. Kennedy
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• University of Minnesota Law School alumni
• United States Navy personnel of World War II
• Assistant United States Attorneys

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