Robert Clinton Belloni (April 4, 1919 – November 3, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He was instrumental in upholding Native American fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest.
Robert Clinton Belloni
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Born 1919 in Riverton, OR
Died 1999 in San Mateo, CA
FJC ID: 151
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 46/year
Oregon District Court · 1967–1999
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Oregon Circuit Court, Coos and Curry CountiesJudge · 1957–1967
- Private practice, Myrtle Point, Oregon1952–1957
- Myrtle Point, OregonCouncilman · 1953–1957
- Myrtle Point, OregonMayor · 1957
- Private practice, Coquille, Oregon1951–1952
U.S. Army lieutenant1942–1946
Appointments
1967–1999 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1951- University of OregonB.A. · 1941