Robert C. Belloni
{{Short description|American judge}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
| term_start = April 4, 1984
| term_end = November 3, 1999
| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
| term_start1 = 1971
| term_end1 = 1976
| predecessor1 = Gus J. Solomon
| successor1 = Otto Richard Skopil Jr.
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
| term_start2 = April 4, 1967
| term_end2 = April 4, 1984
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| predecessor2 = William G. East
| successor2 = Edward Leavy
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| birth_place = Riverton, Oregon
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| death_place = San Mateo, California
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Robert Clinton Belloni (April 4, 1919 – November 3, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He was instrumental in upholding Native American fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest.
Education and career
Belloni was from Myrtle Point, Oregon; he was born in Riverton, Oregon.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bell-metereau to Benedick|first=Lawrence|last=Kestenbaum|website=politicalgraveyard.com}} He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon in 1941 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1951. He was a lieutenant in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He entered private practice in Coquille, Oregon from 1951 to 1952, then practiced in Myrtle Point from 1952 to 1957. He was a City Councilman for Myrtle Point from 1953 to 1957, and was the Mayor of Myrtle Point in 1957. He served as a Judge of the Oregon Circuit Court for Coos County and Curry County from 1957 to 1967.{{FJC Bio|151|nid=1377721|name=Robert Clinton Belloni}}
Federal judicial career
Belloni was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on February 21, 1967, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by Judge William G. East. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1967, and received his commission on April 4, 1967. He served as Chief Judge from 1971 to 1976. He assumed senior status on April 4, 1984. He took inactive senior status in 1995 and died on November 3, 1999, of congestive heart failure in a retirement home in San Mateo, California.{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEFDE123DF936A25752C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=|title=Robert C. Belloni, 80, Judge Who Upheld Indian Fishing Rights|first=Eric|last=Pace|publisher=}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{FJC Bio|151|nid=1377721|name=Robert Clinton Belloni}}
- [http://www.ord.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Official website)]
- [http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=1BDBC45E-BB1F-E204-500F812907D6D4B1 The Oregon History Project]
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Category:People from Myrtle Point, Oregon
Category:University of Oregon School of Law alumni
Category:Oregon state court judges
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:People from Curry County, Oregon
Category:Mayors of places in Oregon