Clarence Arlen Beam

Clarence Beam
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Incumbent
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 Ross
Succeeded by	William Riley
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
In office 1986–1987
Preceded by	Warren Urbom
Succeeded by	Lyle 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 Denney
Succeeded by	William Cambridge
Personal details
Born	January 14, 1930 Stapleton, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Clarence Arlen Beam (born January 14, 1930)^[1] is an American jurist and a United States federal judge.

Born in Stapleton, Nebraska, Beam received a B.S. from the University of Nebraska in 1951, and was a captain in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. He received a J.D. 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 Robert V. 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. On July 1, 1987, Reagan nominated Beam for elevation to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Donald Roe Ross. Beam was again confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2001.

Sources

• Clarence Arlen Beam at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.