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American judge (born 1932)
Robert E. Bakes
Justice of the
Idaho Supreme Court
In office
1971–1993
Appointed byCecil Andrus
Preceded byClay V. Spear
Succeeded byCathy Silak
Personal details
Born (1932-01-11) January 11, 1932 (age 92)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Idaho (LLB)

Robert Eldon Bakes (born January 11, 1932) is an American attorney and politician who served as a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1971 to 1993.

Early life and education

Born in Boise, Idaho, Bakes was the son of Warren Bakes, who served for several years as state insurance commissioner. Bakes played baseball and earned an associate degree at Boise Junior College, then graduated first in his class from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1956.

Career

Bakes taught at the University of Illinois College of Law in Urbana, Illinois. In 1966 and 1968, Bakes was a Democratic nominee for a seat in the Idaho House of Representatives, but was not elected in either bid.

On December 22, 1971, Governor Cecil Andrus appointed Bakes to a seat on the Idaho Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Clay V. Spear. Bakes was chief justice from 1989 until his retirement in 1993. He authored nearly 1,000 written opinions during his judicial career, including many precedent setting cases, such as Bliss Valley v. West One Bank, outlining the law of lender liability. In 1992, he received the Kramer Award for excellence in judicial administration, as well as the Idaho State Bar Outstanding Service Award. He also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Albertson College of Idaho in 1993 and Distinguished Alumni Service Awards from the University of Idaho and Boise State University in 1989 and 1990.

Bakes retired from the court in February 1993 to return to private practice. In 2003, he received the Distinguished Lawyer Award from the Idaho State Bar. In November 2003, Bakes was hired by the state to serve as a special deputy attorney general representing a district court judge in a dispute over that judge's order that the state pay for a special master to inspect certain Idaho schoolhouses.

References

  1. Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993. Marquis Who's Who. 1991. p. 40.
  2. ^ "Boise Attorney Robert Bakes To Take Supreme Court Seat", Idaho State Journal (December 23, 1971), p. 2.
  3. "Seniors". Gem of the Mountains. University of Idaho yearbook. 1956. p. 33.
  4. "Judge Spear ends career with court". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 18, 1971. p. 1.
  5. "Andrus appoints Boise man to Gem State supreme court". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 23, 1971. p. 1.
  6. "Court ceremony slated Thursday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 25, 1971. p. 3.
  7. Drew DeSilver, "Vote delays new judge position", The Twin Falls Times-News (February 16, 1993), p. B1, B2.
  8. Betsy Z. Russell, "State hires lawyer to represent judge", The Spokesman-Review (November 7, 2003), p. B1, B6.
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