Federal service record

C[larence] Arlen Beam

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Born 1930 · Died 2025 (per the source below).

2federal appointments on record 2026-09-26source checked

Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska November 18, 1981 – November 9, 1987

Appointed by: Ronald Reagan
Nominated: October 14, 1981
Confirmed by the Senate: November 18, 1981
Commissioned: November 18, 1981
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit November 9, 1987 – October 31, 2025

Appointed by: Ronald Reagan
Nominated: July 1, 1987
Confirmed by the Senate: November 6, 1987
Commissioned: November 9, 1987
Took senior status: February 1, 2001
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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