Clarence Arlen Beam (born January 14, 1930) is an inactive Senior United States circuit judge of the

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and a former United States District Judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Stapleton,

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, Beam received a

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degree from the

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in 1951, and was a captain in the

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during the

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from 1951 to 1953. He received a Juris Doctor from the

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in 1965, and was thereafter in private practice in

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, Nebraska until 1982.

Federal judicial service

On October 14, 1981, Beam was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. Beam was confirmed by the

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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

vacated by Judge

Donald Roe Ross Donald Roe Ross (June 8, 1922 – December 18, 2013) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education and career Born in Orleans, Nebraska, Ross was in the United States Army as an Air C ...

. Beam was confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. He assumed

senior status Senior status is a form of semi- retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at leas ...

on February 1, 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beam, Clarence Arlen 1930 births 20th-century American judges Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska Living people People from Logan County, Nebraska United States Army officers United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan University of Nebraska College of Law alumni