Robert C. Belloni

Robert C. Belloni
Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
April 4, 1967 – April 4, 1984
Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by William G. East
Succeeded by Edward Leavy
Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
1971–1976
Preceded by Gus J. Solomon
Succeeded by Otto R. Skopil, Jr.
Personal details
Born April 4, 1919
Coos County, Oregon
Died November 3, 1999 (aged 80)
San Mateo, California
Spouse(s) Faye Dement Belloni (d. 1994)

Robert Clinton Belloni (April 4, 1919 – November 3, 1999) was a judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He served as Chief Judge from 1971 to 1976. He was instrumental in upholding Native American fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest.

Career

Belloni was from Myrtle Point, Oregon. Some sources state that he was born in Riverton, Oregon.[1] He received a B.A. from the University of Oregon in 1941 and a J.D. from the UO Law School in 1951. He was a lieutenant in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He practiced law in Myrtle Point and served as a judge on the Oregon Circuit Court, in Coos and Curry Counties, and in Coquille between 1957 and 1967.

Belloni was appointed to the district court by President Lyndon B. Johnson on February 21, 1967, to a seat vacated by William G. East. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1967, and received his commission on the same day. He served as chief judge, 1971-1976, and assumed senior status on April 4, 1984. Belloni retired in 1995. He died of congestive heart failure in a retirement home in San Mateo, California on November 3, 1999.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Political Graveyard
  2. ↑ New York Times obituary
  3. ↑ Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - US v Oregon
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