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William Henry Becker

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri · 1961

William Henry Becker , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. William Henry Becker (August 26, 1909 – February 2, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education

  • University of Missouri School of LawLL.B., 1932

Career

Private practice, Columbia, Missouri, 1932-1961; Special counsel, Missouri Insurance Department, 1936-1944; Counsel, Gov. Lloyd Stark, Missouri, in Kansas City criminal investigation, 1938-1939; U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1944-1945; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1945-1947; Special assistant to director, Economic Stabilization Commission of the United States, 1945-1946; Special commissioner, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1954-1958; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1968-1977

Biography

William Henry Becker (August 26, 1909 – February 2, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

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