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, 1984, and received his commission on March 28, 1984. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1996.[2]
Death
Beezer died from lung cancer in Seattle on March 30, 2012, at age 83.[3]
References
- ^ "Appeals Court Nomination". The New York Times. March 3, 1984.
- ^ Robert Beezer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Hull, Tim (April 4, 2012). "Judge Beezer of 9th Circuit Dead at 83". New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
External links
- Robert Beezer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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