Lester A. Wade (July 8, 1889 – June 7, 1966) was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1943 until his death in 1966, and was chief justice from 1961 to 1963.
Born in Weber County, Utah Wade "received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1917, and practiced law in Twin Falls, Idaho. He served as a state district court judge from his election in 1932 to 1942.
Initially appointed to the Supreme Court in 1943 on a temporary basis during the absence of Justice Eugene E. Pratt due to military service during World War II, Wade was permanently appointed by Governor Herbert B. Maw in 1944, to a seat vacated by the death of Justice David W. Moffat. Wade was then elected to the seat later that year.
In 1952, Wade defeated a challenge from George W. Worthen (who would later be appointed to a vacancy on the court), and in 1962 Wade was re-elected unopposed.
References
- ^ "Supreme Court Justice Lester Wade Succumbs at 76 in S.L. Residence", The Salt Lake Tribune (June 9, 1966), p. 25.
- ^ Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976", 44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-82 (1976).
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| Preceded byDavid W. Moffat | Justice of the Utah Supreme Court 1943–1966 |
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