Former High Court Justice Batjer dead

RENO (AP) - Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Douglas says former Justice Cameron Batjer has died.

Batjer died Wednesday in his Reno home. He was 91.

He was appointed by Gov. Paul Laxalt to the Nevada Supreme Court and served from 1967 through 1981.

He then served on the federal parole commission until his retirement in 1990.

Batjer grew up in Smith in Lyon County, became a teacher after graduating from the University of Nevada, Reno, and later earned his law degree from the University of Utah.

He was a district attorney in Carson City before he was appointed to the Supreme Court and had also been in private practice.ù