Robert Sharp Bean
Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on April 15, 1909 to a new seat created by 35 Stat. 686. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 28th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 7, 1931. Bean was succeeded in this position by James Alger Fee.
Early life and education
- Christian College, 1873
- Read law, 1878
- University of Oregon, B.S., 1878
Professional career
- Private practice, Eugene, Oregon, 1878-1882
- Judge, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Oregon, 1882-1890
- Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1890-1909
- Chief justice, 1894-1896, 1900-1902, 1905-1908
Judicial career
District of Oregon
Bean was nominated by President William Howard Taft on April 15, 1909 to a new seat created by 35 Stat. 686.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on April 28th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on January 7, 1931. Bean was succeeded in this position by James Alger Fee.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of Oregon 1909–1931 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: James Alger Fee
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
