EDWARD ROY BECKER

'Edward Roy Becker' was a federal
judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit. He served on the Third Circuit from 1981 until his death in
2006, including five years as Chief Judge, from 1998 to 2003. He
was born May 4 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died May
19, 2006
^[1].
Becker received his B.A. from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1954, and his LL.B. from Yale
Law School in 1957. He had a private law practice in Philadelphia
from 1957 to 1970.
Becker's career as a federal judge began with his nomination to the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania. He was nominated by Richard M. Nixon on September
24, 1970 to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294, was confirmed by the
Senate on October 8, 1970 and received commission on October
14, 1970. His service terminated on January 22, 1982 due to his
elevation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Becker was nominated by Ronald Reagan on November 16, 1981 to
the Third Circuit seat vacated by Max Rosenn, was confirmed by the
Senate on December 3, 1981 and received commission on the same day.
He served as Chief Judge from 1998 to 2003.
^[2] He
assumed senior status on May 4, 2003. Becker was known for the
case ''Mackensworth v. American Trading Transportation Co.'' a decision
that he wrote in
verse.^[3]
He was also known for occasionally inserting humor into judicial
rulings.
^[4]
In 2003, Becker authored the decision on ''Freethought Society of
Greater Philadelphia v. Chester County'', ruling that the display of
Ten Commandments outside of a courthouse of Chester County did not violate the Establishment
Clause of the First Amendment.^[5]

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3rd Circuit:
Ten Commandments plaque can remain on courthouse The Associated
Press

External links

★ Federal Judicial Center
profile