Edward G. Biester Jr.
American politician and judge (born 1931)
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Edward George Biester Jr. (born January 5, 1931) is a retired Republican politician and judge who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, from 1967 to 1977.[1] Biester served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977. He was Pennsylvania's attorney general for from 1979 to 1980 and became a judge in 1980.[2] He graduated from Temple University Law School in 1955.
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| 38th Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 16, 1979 – May 20, 1980 | |
| Governor | Richard Thornburgh |
| Preceded by | Justin Blewitt (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Bartle III |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Willard S. Curtin |
| Succeeded by | Peter H. Kostmayer |
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| Born | Edward George Biester Jr. January 5, 1931 Trevose, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BS) Temple University (JD) |
Biography
Biester graduated from George School in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1948, Wesleyan University in 1952, and Temple University School of Law in 1955.[1] He was Assistant District Attorney for Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1958 through 1964.[citation needed] He was elected as a Republican to the 90th and to the four succeeding Congresses.[3] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1976. In 1977, he was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board. He was Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1980.[1]
Biester served as a judge on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas (7th Judicial District) from 1980 to 2006 and was senior judge from 2001 to 2006.[1][4] He has been a member of the Office of Military Commissions in the Department of Defense since 2003.[citation needed]
In September 2004 he was appointed to the United States Court of Military Commission Review.[1] In April 2007, Biester joined JAMS, The Resolution Experts, as a full-time mediator and arbitrator at the JAMS Philadelphia Resolution Center at the Bell Atlantic Tower on Arch Street.[citation needed]