Robert E. Rose

Robert Edgar Rose (October 7, 1939 – February 14, 2022) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 26th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1975 to 1979 and was the party's nominee for Governor of Nevada in 1978. In 1986, Rose was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court. He was elected three times to the Nevada Supreme Court serving from 1989 to 2007.

Early life and education Rose was born in Orange, New Jersey, on October 7, 1939, and raised in Livingston, New Jersey. He graduated from Livingston High School in 1957, Juniata College in 1963 and New York University School of Law in 1964. He was president of the first graduating class at Livingston High School and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1994.

Death Rose died in Reno, Nevada, on February 14, 2022, at the age of 82.