Robert Eakin

Robert Eakin (March 15, 1848–October 1, 1917) was an American judge and attorney in the state of Oregon. He served as the 19th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. Eakin was the head judge of the court from 1911 to 1913, and was on the court overall from 1907 until 1917. Eakin was born on March 15, 1848, in Kane County, Illinois. His parents, Stewart Bates Eakin and Catherine McEldowney Eakin, traveled the Oregon Trail to Oregon in 1866 along with his brother James A. Eakin. The family would set down roots in the Eugene, Oregon area of the state. Robert Eakin attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he graduated in 1873. He then studied law in Eugene, and passed the bar in 1874. Following his acceptance to the state...