1. Robert Boochever 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.
10 Facts About Robert Boochever
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Robert Boochever was a captain in the United States Army Infantry during World War II, from 1941 to 1945.
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Robert Boochever was an assistant United States attorney in Juneau, Alaska from 1946 to 1947 and then worked in private practice in Juneau until 1972.
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Robert Boochever was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1980, serving as chief justice from 1975 to 1978.
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On May 22,1980, Robert 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.
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Robert Boochever was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18,1980, and received his commission the same day.
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Robert Boochever assumed senior status on June 10,1986, due to a certified disability.
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Robert Boochever served in that capacity until his death, though he did not hear any new cases in the last few years of his life.
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Robert Boochever met chief surgery nurse Connie Robert Boochever while working on a base.
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Robert Boochever died of natural causes on October 9,2011, at the age of 94 at his home in Pasadena, California.