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Nebraska Oral Histories

Interviews of eighteen judges and politicians from Nebraska and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

C. Arlen Beam

C. Arlen Beam

(1930-2025)

Click on the judge's name to access the 2006 interview from the Creighton Digital Repository

  • Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit -- 2001
  • Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit -- 1987-2001
    (Nominated by Ronald Reagan)
  • Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska -- 1986-1987
  • Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska -- 1981-1987
    (Nominated by Ronald Reagan)
  • Biographical information from the Federal Judicial Center