After Congress
Thayer returned to his Oregon law practice, where he was joined by his brother (and future Oregon governor) William W. Thayer.
He served as district attorney for the second district of Oregon from 1862 to 1864. In 1870 Thayer was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court to replace John Kelsay. In this position he also rode circuit for Oregon's second judicial district. However, he did not finish the six-year term as he died in office. He died in Corvallis on April 28, 1873 and is buried at Corvallis's Crystal Lake Masonic Cemetery.
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