Edgar Eather (September 14, 1886 – September 1, 1968) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1946 to 1958. Born in

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, Eather served as Eureka County recorder and auditor from 1911 to 1922."Edgar Eather", ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' (September 3, 1968), p. 22. In June 1922, he was elected to the Nevada Republican State Committee. Later in 1922, he was elected Eureka County district attorney, taking office on January 2, 1923."Officers Arrive For Prisoners", ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' (January 3, 1923), p. 8. His first act in office was to travel to

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, with the Eureka County sheriff to take custody of two suspects in the murder of a prohibition enforcement officer. In the fall of 1923, Eather was offered an appointment as second assistant United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, but ultimately declined the appointment to remain in his state office."United States Attorney George Springmeyer", ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' (December 8, 1923), p. 6. Eather was appointed to a vacant Nevada state district court seat in 1929, and was reelected in 1930, 1934, 1938, and 1942."Edgar Eather New Supreme Court Justice", ''Nevada State Journal'' (September 6, 1946), p. 12. He opted not to run for reelection in 1946, and considered running for a seat on the state supreme court, but chose not to, and rebuffed a movement to draft him into the election. However, following the death of Justice Edward A. Ducker, Governor

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appointed Eather to that vacancy. Eather retired from the supreme court on December 15, 1958. Eather married Rose Tognini in November 1918, with whom he had four daughters. Eather died in a hospital in Reno at the age of 81.

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1886 births 1968 deaths People from Eureka, Nevada Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court {{US-state-judge-stub