Edward R. Becker

Edward R. Becker
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 byDolores Sloviter
Succeeded byAnthony Joseph Scirica
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
December 3, 1981 – May 4, 2003
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byMax Rosenn
Succeeded byFranklin Van Antwerpen
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
October 14, 1970 – January 22, 1982
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 84 Stat. 294
Succeeded byThomas Newman O'Neill Jr.
Personal details
Born
Edward Roy Becker

(1933-05-04)May 4, 1933
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 2006(2006-05-19) (aged 73)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity 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.