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William Becker
William Henry Becker (1909-1992) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Becker was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 21, 1961, to a seat vacated by Albert Ridge; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 8, 1961, and received his commission on September 18th. He served as chief judge from 1965 until he assumed senior status on February 8, 1977. He served until his death on February 2, 1992. Becker was succeeded in this position by Russell Clark.
Early life and education
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, LL.B., 1932
Professional career
- Private practice, Columbia, Missouri, 1932-1961
- Special counsel to Missouri Insurance Department, 1936-1944
- Counsel to governor Lloyd Stark in Kansas City criminal investigation, 1938-1939
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1944-1945
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1945-1947
- Special assistant to director of Economic Stabilization Commission of the U.S., 1945-1946
- Special commissioner, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1954-1958
Judicial career
Western District of Missouri
Becker was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 21, 1961, to a seat vacated by Albert Ridge;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on September 8, 1961, and received his commission on September 18th. He served as chief judge from 1965 until he assumed senior status on February 8, 1977. He served until his death on February 2, 1992. Becker was succeeded in this position by Russell Clark.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Albert Alphonso Ridge |
Western District of Missouri 1961–1977 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Russell Clark
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
