Background
Beam, Clarence Arlen was born on January 14, 1930 in Stapleton, Nebraska, United States. Son of Clarence Wilson and Cecile Mary (Harvey) Beam.
Beam, Clarence Arlen was born on January 14, 1930 in Stapleton, Nebraska, United States. Son of Clarence Wilson and Cecile Mary (Harvey) Beam.
Bachelor of Science, U. Nebraska, 1951; Juris Doctor, U. Nebraska, 1965.
Born in Stapleton, Nebraska, Beam received a Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Nebraska in 1951, and was a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1965, and was thereafter in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska until 1982. On October 14, 1981, Beam was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska vacated by Robert V. Denney.
Beam was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 18, 1981, and received his commission the same day.
He served as chief judge from 1986 to 1987. On July 1, 1987, Reagan nominated Beam for elevation to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Donald Roe Ross.
Beam was again confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2001.
Member Nebraska Republican Center Committee, 1970-1978. Captain United States Army, 1951-1953, Korea. Member Nebraska State Bar Association.
Married Betty Lou Fletcher, July 22, 1951. Children— Randal, James, Thomas, Bradley, Gregory.