Carlos Bea | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2019 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office October 1, 2003 – December 12, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Wiggins |
| Succeeded by | Patrick J. Bumatay |
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| Born | Carlos Tiburcio Bea (1934-04-18)April 18, 1934 (age 90) San Sebastián,Spain |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | Stanford University (BA,JD) |
Carlos Tiburcio Bea (born April 18, 1934) is a Spanish-born American judge and lawyer. He is aseniorUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed to that court by PresidentGeorge W. Bush in 2003 to replace JudgeCharles Edward Wiggins.[2]
Bea was born inSan Sebastian,Spain and emigrated with his family in 1939 toCuba. While present under a non-immigrant visa, he studied atStanford University and received hisBachelor of Arts degree there in 1956. He joinedDelta Tau Delta International Fraternity[3] while at Stanford. In 1952, Bea represented Cuba as a member of the country's basketball team in theHelsinki Olympics.[4] Upon his return, he was put into deportation proceedings for allegedly avoiding the draft. Bea suggested to the immigration judge that he be drafted to cure the apparent violation, but the judge refused as theKorean War had already ended. Bea won his appeal at the Board of Immigration Appeals, opining that the lower court had abused its discretion. After having his residency reinstated and accumulating the requisite physical presence, Bea petitioned for and became anaturalized citizen in 1959. He attendedStanford Law School and received hisJuris Doctor in 1958. He was in private practice inCalifornia after that, but in 1990 he became a trial judge on theSan Francisco County Superior Court. He served there until his appointment to the Ninth Circuit in 2003.
Bea had previously been nominated in 1991 to be a federal district judge for theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush, but he never received a vote in the Senate.
Bush nominated Bea to the Ninth Circuit on April 11, 2003.[5] TheUnited States Senate confirmed him on September 29, 2003 by a 86–0 vote.[6] Bea received his commission on October 1, 2003.[7] In June 2019, Bea announced his intention to assume senior status upon the nomination, confirmation and appointment of a successor.[8] He assumedsenior status on December 12, 2019.[7]
His son is Olympic rowerSebastian Bea.[5] The Bea family lived in the historicCasebolt House (builtc. 1865) inCow Hollow, San Francisco.[9]
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