Clarence Arlen Beam

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit circuit Retired 2025 · served 1987–2025 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 26 signed orders read

Judge Beam no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Anthony Birdine
962 F.3d 1032 · 2020-06-22
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Accordingly, we reverse and remand to the district court for further proceedings to consider whether to exercise its discretion and reduce Birdine's sentence.”

United States v. James A. Howard
962 F.3d 1013 · 2020-06-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, there was no reversible error and we affirm the judgment.”

United States v. Melvin Pryor
927 F.3d 1042 · 2019-06-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”

United States v. Gabriel John Ayres
929 F.3d 581 · 2019-07-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Finding no error, and the district court's thorough § 3553(a) analysis reasonable, we affirm.”

United States v. Jeremy Allen Gatton
897 F.3d 1001 · 2018-07-31
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Thus, we affirm.”

Starion Financial v. McCormick (In re McCormick)
812 F.3d 659 · 2016-02-01
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.”

United States v. Garron Gonzalez
826 F.3d 1122 · 2016-06-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”

United States v. Teresa Ann Kobriger
825 F.3d 495 · 2016-06-10
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.”

Kenneth Stewart, Jr. v. Nucor Corporation
829 F.3d 691 · 2016-07-15
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons we affirm.”

Debra Sue Jenner v. Kay Nikolas
828 F.3d 713 · 2016-07-08
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant) Denied

“For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.”

Cole v. Roper
783 F.3d 707 · 2015-04-14
Appeal (appellant (State)) Granted

“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.”

Richard M. Smith v. Mitch Parker
774 F.3d 1166 · 2014-12-19
Appeal (plaintiffs-appellants) Denied

“Accordingly, we therefore affirm for the reasons stated by the district court in its well-reasoned opinion.”

Caseload & timing

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A historical record

Judge Beam no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.