Judge Carlos Bea serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Stanford University in 1956 and his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1958. Judge Bea was born in San Sebastian, Spain, and immigrated with his family to Cuba in 1939. In 1952, he represented Cuba on the Cuban National basketball team in the Helsinki Olympics. Judge Bea became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1958. He engaged in private practice in San Francisco, principally in the area of civil trials (jury and non-jury), from 1959-75 at Dunne, Phelps & Mills and from 1975-90 at Carlos Bea, A Law Corporation. He taught courses in civil litigation advocacy at Hastings College of Law and Stanford Law School. From 1990 to 2003, Judge Bea served as a judge of the San Francisco Superior Court. He was nominated by President George W. Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and was confirmed in 2003.
Judge Bea and his wife Louise reside in San Francisco, where they raised their four sons, Sebastian, Alexander, Nicholas, and Dominic.
Panel Two: What are the Limits of Local Control?
2019 Annual Western Chapters Conference
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library40 Presidential Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Evolution of the District Courts
2018 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel - Grand Ballroom1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Administrative State: Chevron Deference Trends
California-Berkeley Student Chapter
University of California, Berkeley, School of LawBoalt Hall, 225 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
Donor privacy and Campaign-Related Speech
2018 Annual Western Chapters Conference
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation40 Presidential Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Chevron Deference and Administrative Overreach
Stanford Student Chapter
Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Panel Two: What are the Limits of Local Control?
2019 Annual Western Chapters Conference
When is it appropriate for states and cities to contradict or ignore federal law? Do...
Panel Two: What are the Limits of Local Control?
2019 Annual Western Chapters Conference
When is it appropriate for states and cities to contradict or ignore federal law? Do...
Evolution of the District Courts
2018 National Lawyers Convention
Over the past several decades, the workload of federal district courts has changed significantly. On...
Evolution of the District Courts
2018 National Lawyers Convention
Over the past several decades, the workload of federal district courts has changed significantly. On...
Donor privacy and Campaign-Related Speech
2018 Annual Western Chapters Conference
With federal proposals like the DISCLOSE Act sidelined by Republicans in Congress, some state governments...