Robert Beezer
Robert Beezer | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office July 31, 1996 – March 30, 2012 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office March 28, 1984 – July 31, 1996 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Eugene Allen Wright |
Succeeded by | Ronald M. Gould |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Renaut Beezer July 21, 1928 Seattle, Washington |
Died | March 30, 2012 Seattle, Washington | (aged 83)
Education | University of Virginia (BA, LLB) |
Robert Renaut Beezer (July 21, 1928 – March 30, 2012) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Education and career
Born in Seattle, Washington, Beezer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1956. He was a United States Marine Corps Reserve Lieutenant from 1951 to 1953. He was in private practice in Seattle from 1956 to 1984, serving as a Judge pro tem on the Seattle Municipal Court from 1962 to 1976.
Federal judicial service
On March 2, 1984, Beezer was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Eugene Allen Wright.[1] Beezer was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27 and received his commission on March 28. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1996.
Death
Beezer died from lung cancer in Seattle on March 30, 2012, at age 83.[2]
References
- ^ "Appeals Court Nomination". The New York Times. March 3, 1984.
- ^ Hull, Tim (April 4, 2012). "Judge Beezer of 9th Circuit Dead at 83". New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
Sources
- Robert R. Beezer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Graveyard
External links
- Madden, David (April 2, 2012). "Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Mourns Passing of Judge Robert R. Beezer" (PDF). News Release. United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit Public Information Office. Retrieved April 2, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- All articles with dead external links
- Articles with dead external links from November 2017
- Articles with permanently dead external links
- AC with 0 elements
- 1928 births
- 2012 deaths
- Lawyers from Seattle
- University of Virginia alumni
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- Washington (state) state court judges
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- 20th-century American judges
- United States Marine Corps officers