Robert Boochever

Robert Boochever
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
June 10, 1986 – October 9, 2011
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
June 18, 1980 – June 10, 1986
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byShirley Hufstedler
Succeeded byDiarmuid O'Scannlain
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
In office
March 22, 1972 – October 1980
Appointed byWilliam A. Egan
Preceded byJohn H. Dimond
Succeeded byAllen T. Compton
Personal details
Born(1917-10-02)October 2, 1917
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 2011(2011-10-09) (aged 94)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1943; died 1999)
RelationsHilary Lindh (granddaughter)
EducationCornell University (BA)
Cornell Law School (LLB)

Robert Boochever (October 2, 1917 – October 9, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.

Education and career

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Born in New York City, Boochever received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1939 where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society, and a Bachelor of Laws from Cornell Law School in 1941. He was a captain in the United States Army Infantry during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He was an assistant United States attorney in Juneau, Alaska from 1946 to 1947 and then worked in private practice in Juneau until 1972. He was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1980, serving as chief justice from 1975 to 1978.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On May 22, 1980, Boochever was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Shirley Hufstedler. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1980, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on June 10, 1986, due to a certified disability. He served in that capacity until his death, though he did not hear any new cases in the last few years of his life.[1]

Personal life and death

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Boochever met chief surgery nurse Connie Boochever while working on a base. They were married on April 22, 1943.[2] Skier Hilary Lindh is one of their grandchildren.[3]

Boochever died of natural causes on October 9, 2011, at the age of 94 at his home in Pasadena, California.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Robert Boochever at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Former Alaska Supreme Court Justice Boochever dead at 94". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Boochever, Ann; Boochever Lindh, Barbara. "Boochever, Robert and Connie". Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Retired federal appeals judge Boochever dies at 94
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Legal offices
Preceded by
John H. Dimond
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
1972–1980
Succeeded by
Allen T. Compton
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1980–1986
Succeeded by