Carlos Bea
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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Assumed office October 1, 2003 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles Wiggins |
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| Born |
April 18, 1934 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
Carlos Tiburcio Bea (born April 18, 1934) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed to that court by President George W. Bush in 2003 to replace Judge Charles Edward Wiggins.[1]
Bea was born in San Sebastian, Spain and emigrated with his family in 1939 to Cuba. While present under a non-immigrant visa, he studied at Stanford University and received his B.A. there in 1956. He joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity[2] while at Stanford. In 1952, Bea represented Cuba as a member of the country's basketball team in the Helsinki Olympics. 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 the Korean 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 a naturalized citizen in 1959. He attended Stanford Law School and received his J.D. in 1958. He was in private practice in California after that, but in 1990 he became a trial judge on the San Francisco Superior Court. He served there until his appointment to the Ninth Circuit in 2003.
Bush nominated Bea to the Ninth Circuit on April 11, 2003.[3] The United States Senate then confirmed him on September 29, 2003 by a vote of 86–0, and Bea received his commission on October 1, 2003.
Bea had previously been nominated in 1991 to be a federal district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by President George H. W. Bush, but he never received a vote in the Senate.
His son is Olympic rower Sebastian Bea.[3]
References
- ↑ Carlos Tiburcio Bea
- ↑ The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 4, p. 20
- 1 2 "San Francisco Superior Court Judge Carlos Bea Nominated to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. April 16, 2003. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
External links
- Carlos Bea at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- U.S. Department of Justice Profile
- Press Release from the Ninth Circuit Announcing Bea's Investiture
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| Preceded by Charles Wiggins |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2003–present |
Incumbent |