C. Arlen Beam

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C. Arlen Beam
Robert Vernon Denney
Succeeded byWilliam G. Cambridge
Personal details
Born
Clarence Arlen Beam

(1930-01-14) January 14, 1930 (age 94)
Stapleton, Nebraska
EducationUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS)
University of Nebraska College of Law (JD)

Clarence Arlen Beam (born January 14, 1930)[1] is an inactive 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.

Education and career

Born in

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1965, and was thereafter in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska until 1982.[2]

Federal judicial service

On October 14, 1981, Beam was nominated by President

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 court of appeals.[2]

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.[2]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Vernon Denney
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
1981–1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
1986–1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1987–2001
Succeeded by