Renato Beghe

{{short description|American judge (1933–2012)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Renato Beghe

|image =

|office = Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court

|term_start = February 28, 2003

|term_end = July 7, 2012

|office1 = Judge of the United States Tax Court

|appointer1 = George H. W. Bush

|term_start1 = March 26, 1991

|term_end1 = February 28, 2003

|predecessor1 = B. John Williams

|successor1 = Harry Haines

|birth_name = Renato William Beghe

|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|3|12}}

|birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/hrg102-16.pdf Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session].

|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|7|7|1933|3|12}}

|death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

|alma_mater = University of Chicago

|relatives = 4, including Jason Beghe

}}

Renato William Beghe (March 12, 1933 – July 7, 2012) was a judge of the United States Tax Court appointed by President George H. W. Bush.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=158639067#fbLoggedOut |title=RENATO BEGHE Obituary: View RENATO BEGHE's Obituary by The Washington Post |publisher=Legacy.com |date=2012-07-07 |accessdate=2013-02-01}}

Beghe was born in Illinois, the son of Emmavve (née Frymire) and Bruno Beghe, an Italian-born painter, sculptor, and violinist.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4LrAAAAMAAJ&q=Frymire+Beghe |title=American artists of Italian heritage, 1776-1945: a biographical dictionary - Regina Soria - Google Books |isbn=9780838634257 |accessdate=2012-06-27|last1=Soria |first1=Regina |year=1993 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson }} Beghe received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1951 and his J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1954. While a student, he joined Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif and Phi Gamma Delta. Beghe was the co-managing editor of the law review. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1955 and practiced law with the New York City firm of Carter Ledyard & Milburn until 1983. He practiced with the New York City firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius until 1989. President George H. W. Bush appointed him as a Judge on the United States Tax Court on March 26, 1991, for a term ending March 25, 2006. Beghe retired on February 28, 2003, but continued to perform judicial duties as a senior judge on recall. Beghe died on July 7, 2012, after a long illness.

Beghe was a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, Tax Section; the International Bar Association; Business Section Committee N (Taxation); Judge's Forum; Human Rights Institute; International Fiscal Association; American Law Institute, American College of Tax Counsel; and the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.

His son is actor Jason Beghe.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/renato-w-beghe-tax-court-judge/2012/07/25/gJQAhk729W_story.html |title=Renato W. Beghe, tax court judge |date=2012-07-26 |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}