Robert Boochever

Robert Boochever
Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office June 18, 1980 – June 10, 1986
Nominated by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Shirley Hufstedler
Succeeded by	Diarmuid O'Scannlain
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
In office March 22, 1972 – October 1980
Appointed by	William A. Egan
Preceded by	John H. Dimond
Succeeded by	Allen T. Compton
Personal details
Born	(1917-10-02)October 2, 1917 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 9, 2011(2011-10-09) (aged 94) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University

Robert Boochever (October 2, 1917 – October 9, 2011) was a United States federal judge and a Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.

Born in New York City, New York, Boochever received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1939, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society, and an LL.B. 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, thereafter working 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.

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 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. He served in that capacity until his death, though he did not hear any new cases in the last few years of his life.

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

External links

• Robert Boochever at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• NNDB