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Cameron McVicar Batjer | |
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Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (Seat B) | |
In office October 1, 1967 –November 4, 1981 | |
Preceded by | seat established |
Succeeded by | Thomas L. Steffen |
District Attorney of Ormsby County | |
In office 1955–1959 | |
Preceded by | Paul Laxalt |
Succeeded by | John Tom Ross |
Personal details | |
Born | Smith Valley,Nevada | August 24,1919
Died | June 1,2011 91) Carson City,Nevada | (aged
Spouse(s) | Lura Gamble Batjer (m. May 16,1942–December 9,1997;her death) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Nevada,Reno University of Utah College of Law |
Cameron McVicar Batjer (August 24,1919 –June 1,2011) was an American lawyer and Justice on the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1967 to 1981. [1] [2]
Batjer was born on his maternal grandparents' ranch in Smith Valley,Nevada to Robert Wilhelm Batjer and Mary Belle McVicar. His father,a native of Oldenburg,Germany,was a cattle rancher and teamster,and his mother was a schoolteacher. He attended Fernley School and graduated from the University of Nevada in 1941,majoring in economics and history and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He taught school in Dayton where he met and married fellow teacher Lura Gamble,a native of Hazen. [1] [2]
After the attack on Pearl Harbor,Batjer enlisted in the United States Navy,serving in the Seabees with the 3rd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater. While at Guadalcanal,he received a commission and was assigned to General Douglas MacArthur's staff in Brisbane,Australia. Upon returning home,he resumed his teaching career,first in McGill,and then as football and basketball coach at Fernley High School. [1] [2] [3]
Batjer graduated from University of Utah College of Law in 1950 and was admitted to the Utah bar. He was chief counsel of the Utah State Senate and,in 1951,was hired as chief counsel to the staff of U.S. Senator George W. Malone in Washington D.C. Returning to Nevada,he taught school and practiced law in Carson City before becoming District Attorney of Ormsby County,succeeding Paul Laxalt,in 1954. He served as chairman of the Ormsby County Republican Party and twice ran for Nevada Attorney General,albeit unsuccessfully. [1] [2]
When the Supreme Court of Nevada was expanded from three to five members in 1967,Governor Paul Laxalt appointed Batjer to fill one of the two new seats and was subsequently elected three times in statewide elections. He resigned from the court in 1981 to accept an appointment as chairman of the United States Parole Commission from President Ronald Reagan,a position he would serve in until his retirement in 1990. [1] [2] During his life,he received numerous awards including the University of Nevada Alumni Association Alumnus of the Year Award,United States Parole Commission Ben Baer Award for Outstanding Leadership,University of Utah Law School Order of the Coif,Phil Harris Award for Outstanding Service,Rotary International,and Washoe County Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award. He died on June 1,2011,in Carson City. [3]
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