Eighth Circuit
C[larence] Arlen Beam
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Ronald ReaganRepublican
- Seat
- CA80605
- Nominated
- July 1, 1987
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 26, 1987
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Nov. 5, 1987
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Nov. 6, 1987
- Commissioned
- Nov. 9, 1987
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Feb. 1, 2001
- Service ended
- Oct. 31, 2025Death
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska | Judge | Nov. 18, 1981 | Nov. 9, 1987 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Ronald Reagan |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Judge | Nov. 9, 1987 | Oct. 31, 2025 Death | Ronald Reagan |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Dec. 27, 2019opinion issued Authored the opinion in Keith Cronin v. Andrew Saul
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Dec. 11, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Mario Mejia-Lopez v. William P. Barr
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Dec. 3, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Joseph Von Kaenel v. Armstrong Teasdale, LLP
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Nov. 27, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Julia Correia v. Glenn Jones
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Nov. 21, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Spencer Fitzpatrick
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Oct. 10, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Philip Petrone v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.
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Oct. 10, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Philip Petrone v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.
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Sept. 11, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in John Van Orden v. Mark Stringer
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Sept. 3, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Matthew Rouse
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Aug. 29, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Anthony Dunlap
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Aug. 23, 2019
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Aug. 19, 2019
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Keith Cronin v. Andrew Saul | Eighth Circuit | Dec. 27, 2019 |
| Opinion | Silvia Sepulveda-Rodriguez v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| Opinion | Linabel Mejia-Ramos v. William P. Barr | Eighth Circuit | Aug. 15, 2019 |