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 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 Robert Boochever
(1917-10-02)October 2, 1917
New York City, New York
Died October 9, 2011(2011-10-09) (aged 94)
Pasadena, California
Spouse(s)
Connie Boochever
(m. 1943; d. 1999)
Relations Hilary Lindh (granddaughter)
Education Cornell University (B.A.)
Cornell Law School (LL.B.)

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

Born in New York City, New York, 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, 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.[1]

Federal judicial service

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

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]

Death

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

References

  1. 1 2 Robert Boochever at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ "Former Alaska Supreme Court Justice Boochever dead at 94". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  3. ↑ Boochever, Ann; Boochever Lindh, Barbara. "Boochever, Robert and Connie". Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ↑ Retired federal appeals judge Boochever dies at 94
Legal offices
Preceded by
John H. Dimond		 Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
1972–1980		 Succeeded by
Allen T. Compton
Preceded by
Shirley Hufstedler		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1980–1986		 Succeeded by
Diarmuid O'Scannlain
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