Robert R. Beezer

Robert Beezer
Senior Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office July 31, 1996 – March 30, 2012
Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office March 28, 1984 – July 31, 1996
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Eugene Wright
Succeeded by	Ronald Gould
Personal details
Born	(1928-07-21)July 21, 1928 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Virginia

Robert Renaut Beezer (July 21, 1928 – March 30, 2012) was a United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Born in Seattle, Washington, Beezer received a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1951 and an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1956. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Lieutenant from 1951 to 1953. He was in private practice in Seattle, Washington from 1956 to 1984, serving as a judge pro tem on the Seattle Municipal Court from 1962 to 1976.

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 Eugene Allen Wright. 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.

Beezer died from lung cancer in Seattle on March 30, 2012, at age 83.

Sources

• Robert R. Beezer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Graveyard
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Legal offices
Preceded by Eugene Wright	Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1984–1996	Succeeded by Ronald Gould