Edward R. Becker | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office May 4, 2003 – May 19, 2006 | |
Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office 1998–2003 | |
Preceded by | Dolores Sloviter |
Succeeded by | Anthony Joseph Scirica |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office December 3, 1981 – May 4, 2003 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Max Rosenn |
Succeeded by | Franklin Van Antwerpen |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
In office October 14, 1970 – January 22, 1982 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
Succeeded by | Thomas Newman O'Neill Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Roy Becker May 4, 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | May 19, 2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 73)
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
Edward Roy Becker (May 4, 1933 – May 19, 2006) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.