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| Ralph Beistline | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 31, 2015 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| In office 2009 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Sedwick |
| Succeeded by | Timothy M. Burgess |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| In office March 19, 2002 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | H. Russel Holland |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Kindred |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph Robert Beistline (1948-12-06) December 6, 1948 (age 76) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Education | University of Alaska Fairbanks (BA) Seattle University (JD) |
Ralph Robert Beistline (born December 6, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
Education and career
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, Beistline received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University School of Law) in 1974. He was a law clerk to three judges on the Superior Court in Fairbanks from 1974 to 1975, and was thereafter in private practice in Alaska from 1975 to 1992, when he was appointed a judge on the Alaska Superior Court.
District court service
Beistline was nominated by President George W. Bush on November 8, 2001, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska vacated by H. Russel Holland. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 12, 2002, and received his commission on March 19, 2002. He was the chief judge from 2009 to 2015. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2015.
References
- 107-2 Hearings: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, S. Hrg. 107-584, Pt. 3, January 24, February 26, March 19, April 11, and April 25, 2002
- Ralph Beistline at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Ralph Beistline at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded byH. Russel Holland | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 2002–2015 |
Succeeded byJoshua Kindred |
| Preceded byJohn W. Sedwick | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska 2009–2015 |
Succeeded byTimothy M. Burgess |
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Alaska state court judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
- Lawyers from Fairbanks, Alaska
- Seattle University School of Law alumni
- Superior court judges in the United States
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- 21st-century American judges
- University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni