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Edward Biester
Edward G. Biester circa 1975

Judge of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas (Seventh Judicial District)
In office 1980 – 2006 Senior Judge: 2001-2006
38th Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office January 16, 1979 – May 20, 1980
Governor	Richard Thornburgh
Preceded by	J. Justin Blewitt Jr.
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

Personal details
Born	Edward George Biester Jr. (1931-01-05) January 5, 1931 (age 93) Trevose, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Wesleyan University (BS) Temple University (JD)

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.

Biester graduated from George School in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1948, Wesleyan University in 1952, and Temple University School of Law in 1955. He was Assistant District Attorney for Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1958 through 1964.

He was elected as a Republican to the 90th and to the four succeeding Congresses. 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.

He 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. He has been a member of the Office of Military Commissions in the Department of Defense since 2003.

In September 2004 he was appointed to the United States Court of Military Commission Review.

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.

References

"Home". Department of General Services.
^ "Military Commission Review Panel Takes Oath of Office". Department of Defense. September 22, 2004. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02. Judge Edward G. Biester, Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County, Pa., 7th Judicial District. 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. He graduated from Temple University Law School in 1955.
"Is John Kerry A Liberal?". legacy.voteview.com.
"Hon. Edward G. Biester Jr. (Ret.) Joins JAMS As Full-Time Neutral". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2009.

Sources

United States Congress. "Edward G. Biester Jr. (id: B000451)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

JAMS Website

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byWillard S. Curtin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1967–1977	Succeeded byPeter H. Kostmayer
Legal offices
Preceded byJ. Justin Blewitt Jr.	Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1979–1980	Succeeded byHarvey Bartle III
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byJ.D. Hayworthas Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded byAllyson Schwartzas Former US Representative

Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 90th–94th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

90th	Senate: ▌J. Clark (D) ▌H. Scott (R)	House: ▌B. Corbett (R) ▌J. Fulton (R) ▌T. Morgan (D) ▌W. Barrett (D) ▌G. Rhodes (D) ▌J. Saylor (R) ▌D. Flood (D) ▌J. Byrne (D) ▌E. Holland (D) ▌F. Clark (D) ▌J. Dent (D) ▌R. Nix Sr. (D) ▌W. Moorhead (D) ▌H. Schneebeli (R) ▌J. I. Whalley (R) ▌R. Schweiker (R) ▌J. McDade (R) ▌F. Rooney (D) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌B. Green III (D) ▌G. Goodling (R) ▌J. Vigorito (D) ▌G. Watkins (R) ▌E. Biester (R) ▌J. Eilberg (D) ▌E. Eshleman (R) ▌L. Williams (R) ▌J. Gaydos (D)
91st	Senate: ▌H. Scott (R) ▌R. Schweiker (R)	House: ▌B. Corbett (R) ▌J. Fulton (R) ▌T. Morgan (D) ▌W. Barrett (D) ▌J. Saylor (R) ▌D. Flood (D) ▌J. Byrne (D) ▌F. Clark (D) ▌J. Dent (D) ▌R. Nix Sr. (D) ▌W. Moorhead (D) ▌H. Schneebeli (R) ▌J. I. Whalley (R) ▌J. McDade (R) ▌F. Rooney (D) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌B. Green III (D) ▌G. Goodling (R) ▌J. Vigorito (D) ▌G. Watkins (R) ▌E. Biester (R) ▌J. Eilberg (D) ▌E. Eshleman (R) ▌L. Williams (R) ▌J. Gaydos (D) ▌L. Coughlin (R) ▌G. Yatron (D) ▌J. Ware (R)
92nd	Senate: ▌H. Scott (R) ▌R. Schweiker (R)	House: ▌B. Corbett (R) ▌J. Fulton (R) ▌T. Morgan (D) ▌W. Barrett (D) ▌J. Saylor (R) ▌D. Flood (D) ▌J. Byrne (D) ▌F. Clark (D) ▌J. Dent (D) ▌R. Nix Sr. (D) ▌W. Moorhead (D) ▌H. Schneebeli (R) ▌J. I. Whalley (R) ▌J. McDade (D) ▌F. Rooney (D) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌B. Green III (D) ▌G. Goodling (R) ▌J. Vigorito (D) ▌E. Biester (R) ▌J. Eilberg (D) ▌E. Eshleman (R) ▌L. Williams (R) ▌J. Gaydos (D) ▌L. Coughlin (R) ▌G. Yatron (D) ▌J. Ware (R) ▌H. J. Heinz (D) ▌W. Conover (R)
93rd	Senate: ▌H. Scott (R) ▌R. Schweiker (R)	House: ▌T. Morgan (D) ▌W. Barrett (D) ▌J. Saylor (D) ▌D. Flood (D) ▌F. Clark (D) ▌J. Dent (D) ▌R. Nix Sr. (D) ▌W. Moorhead (D) ▌H. Schneebeli (R) ▌J. McDade (R) ▌F. Rooney (D) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌B. Green III (D) ▌G. Goodling (R) ▌J. Vigorito (D) ▌E. Biester (R) ▌J. Eilberg (D) ▌E. Eshleman (R) ▌L. Williams (R) ▌J. Gaydos (D) ▌L. Coughlin (R) ▌G. Yatron (D) ▌J. Ware (R) ▌H. J. Heinz (R) ▌E. G. Shuster (R) ▌J. Murtha (D)
94th	Senate: ▌H. Scott (R) ▌R. Schweiker (R)	House: ▌T. Morgan (D) ▌B. Barrett (D) ▌D. Flood (D) ▌J. Dent (D) ▌R. Nix Sr. (D) ▌W. Moorhead (D) ▌H. Schneebeli (R) ▌J. McDade (R) ▌F. Rooney (D) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌B. Green III (D) ▌J. Vigorito (D) ▌E. Biester (R) ▌J. Eilberg (D) ▌E. Eshleman (R) ▌J. Gaydos (D) ▌L. Coughlin (R) ▌G. Yatron (D) ▌H. J. Heinz (R) ▌E. G. Shuster (R) ▌J. Murtha (D) ▌R. Edgar (D) ▌W. Goodling (R) ▌G. Myers (R) ▌R. Schulze (R) ▌M. Myers (D)

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