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Louis Charles Bechtle
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Louis Charles Bechtle served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Mar 2, 1972. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Mar 2, 1972
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1927
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaRichard M. Nixon · Mar 2, 1972 – Jun 30, 2001
Education
- Temple UniversityB.S., 1951
- Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)LL.B., 1954
Career
U.S. Army, 1946-1947; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1956-1959; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1959-1962; Private practice, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1962-1969; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1969-1972; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1994-2001
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