William Trulock Beeks (May 6, 1906 – December 30, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
William Trulock Beeks
Washington Western District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Born 1906 in El Reno, OK
Died 1988 in Seattle, WA
FJC ID: 141
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 35/year
Washington Western District Court · 1961–1988
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
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington1932–1942, 1947–1961
U.S. Army colonel1942–1946
Appointments
1961–1988 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1932