Edward G. Biester Jr. facts for kids

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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 92) 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.