[2] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1878 from the University of Oregon and was a member of the first graduating class of that institution.

[5] He also wrote the opinion in Kadderly v. City of Portland, 44 Or 118, 74 P. 710 (1903) on the constitutionality of the initiative and referendum system in Oregon.

[2] George W. Joseph, a prominent Portland lawyer and politician who would later be nominated for governor of Oregon, opposed Bean's appointment on the grounds that his services were too valuable as a Supreme Court justice, and that the people of Oregon couldn't "spare" him.

[7] Bean was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1909, and received his commission the same day.

[9] Justice Bean Hall, a dormitory at the school, was named in his honor and opened in 1963.