Robert Beezer

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title: "Robert Beezer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1928-births", "2012-deaths", "lawyers-from-seattle", "university-of-virginia-alumni", "university-of-virginia-school-of-law-alumni", "washington-(state)-state-court-judges", "judges-of-the-united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-ninth-circuit", "united-states-court-of-appeals-judges-appointed-by-ronald-reagan", "united-states-marine-corps-officers"] description: "American judge (1928–2012)" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Beezer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American judge (1928–2012) ::

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Field	Value
name	Robert Beezer
image	Robert_R_Beezer.png
office	Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
term_start	July 31, 1996
term_end	March 30, 2012
office1	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
term_start1	March 28, 1984
term_end1	July 31, 1996
appointer1	Ronald Reagan
predecessor1	Eugene Allen Wright
successor1	Ronald M. Gould
birth_name	Robert Renaut Beezer
birth_date
birth_place	Seattle, Washington
death_date
death_place	Seattle, Washington
education	University of Virginia (BA, LLB)
website
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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. 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.

Death

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

References

References

1. (March 3, 1984). "Appeals Court Nomination". The New York Times.
2. {{FJC Bio
3. Hull, Tim. (April 4, 2012). "Judge Beezer of 9th Circuit Dead at 83". New York Times.

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