Robert R. Beezer
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert R. Beezer was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1956. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–2012
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Virginia 1951 · University of Virginia Law 1956
- Succeeded
- Eugene Allen Wright
- Succeeded by
- Ronald Murray Gould
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Ninth Circuit succeeded Eugene Allen Wright | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Virginia | B.A. | 1951 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.B. | 1956 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Beezer authored 1 published opinion for the court (2009). Most cited: Rubke v. Capitol Bancorp Ltd. (148 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rubke v. Capitol Bancorp Ltd. | 551 F.3d 1156 | 148 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Robert R. Beezer?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Robert R. Beezer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1984.
- Was Robert R. Beezer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert R. Beezer was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert R. Beezer's confirmation vote?
- Robert R. Beezer was confirmed by voice vote on March 27, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Robert R. Beezer on?
- Robert R. Beezer was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).