Clarence Arlen Beam
How Judge Beam rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Beam no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Beam
Clarence Arlen Beam was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Judge Beam received a commission on November 9, 1987. Judge Beam previously served on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, commissioned there on November 18, 1981. Judge Beam assumed senior status on February 1, 2001 and served until death on October 31, 2025.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, we reverse and remand to the district court for further proceedings to consider whether to exercise its discretion and reduce Birdine's sentence.”
“Accordingly, there was no reversible error and we affirm the judgment.”
“Finding no error, and the district court's thorough § 3553(a) analysis reasonable, we affirm.”
“Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.”
“Because the Missouri Supreme Court's adjudication of Cole's competency claim was not contrary to, or an unreasonable determination of, Supreme Court precedent, and because it did not involve an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented to it, we reverse the district court and vacate the court's stay of execution.”
“Accordingly, we therefore affirm for the reasons stated by the district court in its well-reasoned opinion.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.
A historical record
Judge Beam no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.