| Robert Boochever | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Term Start: | June 10, 1986 |
| Term End: | October 9, 2011 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Term Start1: | June 18, 1980 |
| Term End1: | June 10, 1986 |
| Appointer1: | Jimmy Carter |
| Predecessor1: | Shirley Hufstedler |
| Successor1: | Diarmuid O'Scannlain |
| Office2: | Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court |
| Term Start2: | March 22, 1972 |
| Term End2: | October 1980 |
| Appointer2: | William A. Egan |
| Predecessor2: | John H. Dimond |
| Successor2: | Allen T. Compton |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1917 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Relations: | Hilary Lindh (granddaughter) |
| Education: | Cornell University (BA) Cornell Law School (LLB) |
Robert Boochever (October 2, 1917 – October 9, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
Born in New York City, Boochever received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1939 where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society, and a Bachelor of Laws from Cornell Law School in 1941. He was a captain in the United States Army Infantry during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He was an assistant United States attorney in Juneau, Alaska from 1946 to 1947 and then worked in private practice in Juneau until 1972. He was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1980, serving as chief justice from 1975 to 1978.
On May 22, 1980, Boochever was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Shirley Hufstedler. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1980, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on June 10, 1986, due to a certified disability. He served in that capacity until his death, though he did not hear any new cases in the last few years of his life.
Boochever met chief surgery nurse Connie Boochever while working on a base. They were married on April 22, 1943.[1] Skier Hilary Lindh is one of their grandchildren.[2]
Boochever died of natural causes on October 9, 2011, at the age of 94 at his home in Pasadena, California.[3]