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C. Arlen Beam

C. Arlen Beam
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Assumed office
February 1, 2001
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
November 9, 1987 – February 1, 2001
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Donald Roe Ross
Succeeded by William J. Riley
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
In office
1986–1987
Preceded by Warren Keith Urbom
Succeeded by Lyle Elmer Strom
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
In office
November 18, 1981 – November 9, 1987
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Robert Vernon Denney
Succeeded by William G. Cambridge
Personal details
Born Clarence Arlen Beam
(1930-01-14) January 14, 1930 (age 87)
Stapleton, Nebraska
Education University of Nebraska–Lincoln (B.S.)
University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law (J.D.)

Clarence Arlen Beam (born January 14, 1930) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

Born in Stapleton, Nebraska, Beam received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1951, and was a captain in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1965, and was thereafter in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska until 1982.

On October 14, 1981, Beam was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska vacated by Judge Robert Vernon Denney. Beam was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 18, 1981, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1987. His service terminated on November 9, 1987, due to elevation to the Eighth Circuit.

On July 1, 1987, Reagan nominated Beam to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Donald Roe Ross. Beam was confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2001.


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