Robert Sharp Bean (November 28, 1854 – January 7, 1931) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice three different times. He later served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. An Oregon native, he was part of the first graduating class of the University of Oregon.
Robert Sharp Bean
Born 1854 in Yamhill County, OR
Died 1931 in Portland, OR
FJC ID: 128
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Supreme Court of OregonJustice · 1890–1909
- ↳chief justice · 1894–1896, 1900–1902, 1905–1908
- Oregon Circuit Court, Second Judicial DistrictJudge · 1882–1890
- Private practice, Eugene, Oregon1878–1882
Appointments
1909–1931 · Appointed by William H. Taft (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1878
- University of OregonB.S. · 1878
- Christian College (now Western Oregon State University)1873