Lester A. Wade (July 8, 1889 – June 7, 1966) was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1943 until his death in 1966, and was chief justice from 1961 to 1963. Born in Weber County, Utah Wade "received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1917, and practiced law in Twin Falls, Idaho. He served as a state district court judge from his election in 1932 to 1942. In 1952, Wade defeated a challenge from (who would later be appointed to a vacancy on the court), and in 1962 Wade was re-elected unopposed.