Peter Hill Beer (April 12, 1928 – February 9, 2018) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
,
Louisiana
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, Beer was a sergeant in the
United States Army
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toward the end of
World War II
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, from 1945 to 1946. He received a
Bachelor of Business Administration
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from
Tulane University
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in 1949 and a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
Tulane Law School
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New Orleans ( , ,[United States Air Force
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JAG Corps from 1952 to 1955. He was in private practice in New Orleans from 1955 to 1974, serving on the
New Orleans City Council
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from 1969 to 1974, including service as vice president from 1972 to 1974, and as acting president from 1973 to 1974. He was a judge of the
Louisiana Court of Appeals
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There are five circuits, each covering a different group of parishes. Each circuit is subdivided into three districts.
As with the Louisi ...
from 1974 to 1979, and of the
Louisiana Supreme Court
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from 1978 to 1979.
Federal judicial service
On October 11, 1979, Beer was nominated by President
Jimmy Carter
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to a new seat on the
created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on November 26, 1979, and received his commission on November 27, 1979. He assumed
senior status
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on April 12, 1994.
He took inactive senior status on December 7, 2009, serving in that status until his death.
Death
Beer died on February 9, 2018, at his New Orleans home.
See also
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List of Jewish American jurists
This is a list of notable Jewish American jurists. For other famous Jewish Americans, see Lists of American Jews.
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal judges Appellate judges
* Robert E. Bacharach, Judge of the United States Court of ...
References
Sources
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Political Graveyard
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1928 births
2018 deaths
Lawyers from New Orleans
Tulane University Law School alumni
New Orleans City Council members
Louisiana state court judges
Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
20th-century American judges
United States Army soldiers
United States Air Force officers
Military personnel from Louisiana