Peter Stephen Popovich (November 27, 1920 – March 29, 1996) was an American lawyer, politician and judge from Minnesota.
[2] Upon the creation of the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1983, Governor Rudy Perpich appointed Popovich to be chief judge.
[2] Perpich elevated him to the Minnesota Supreme Court in November 1987, and named him chief justice on February 1, 1989, succeeding Douglas K. Amdahl.
He resigned as chief justice due to the age limit in November 1990.
[4] Following his retirement from the Supreme Court, Popovich joined the Minneapolis law firm of Briggs & Morgan and practiced there until his death.
[5] Following graduation from law school, Popovich contracted polio and was hospitalized for three months.