Robert Beezer
{{Short description|American judge (1928–2012)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
| term_start = July 31, 1996
| term_end = March 30, 2012
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| term_start1 = March 28, 1984
| term_end1 = July 31, 1996
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| appointer1 = Ronald Reagan
| predecessor1 = Eugene Allen Wright
| successor1 = Ronald M. Gould
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| birth_name = Robert Renaut Beezer
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| birth_place = Seattle, Washington
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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.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/03/us/appeals-court-nomination.html | work=The New York Times|title=Appeals Court Nomination|date=March 3, 1984}} 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.{{FJC Bio|nid=1377681|inline=yes}}
Death
Beezer died from lung cancer in Seattle on March 30, 2012, at age 83.{{cite news |last=Hull |first=Tim |title=Judge Beezer of 9th Circuit Dead at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/us/robert-r-beezer-judge-on-ninth-circuit-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 |accessdate=October 10, 2013 |newspaper=New York Times |date=April 4, 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1377681}}
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#06W0I3HKR|Political Graveyard]
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Category:University of Virginia alumni
Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni
Category:Washington (state) state court judges
Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Category:United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan