Franklin Van Antwerpen
| Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office October 23, 2006 – July 25, 2016 |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office May 24, 2004 – October 23, 2006 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Edward Roy Becker |
| Succeeded by | Thomas I. Vanaskie |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office December 9, 1987 – June 1, 2004 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Alfred Leopold Luongo |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Golden |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen October 23, 1941 Passaic, New Jersey |
| Died | July 25, 2016 (aged 74) Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Education |
University of Maine B.S. Temple University Beasley School of Law J.D. |
Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen (October 23, 1941 – July 25, 2016) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He assumed senior status on October 23, 2006, on his 65th birthday, serving in that status until his death.
Born in Passaic, New Jersey, he attended Newark Academy, graduating in 1960. Van Antwerpen studied at the University of Maine, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree. He earned a Juris Doctor at the Temple University Beasley School of Law.
Before joining the federal bench, Van Antwerpen served as a state trial judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Prior to that he had been in private practice in Easton, Pennsylvania, as well as serving as counsel for the Hazeltine Corporation and the Northampton County Legal Aid Society.
Van Antwerpen was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan.
On September 11, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Van Antwerpen to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. However, Van Antwerpen's nomination languished in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and it expired with the end of Bush's presidency. President Bill Clinton chose not to renominate Van Antwerpen to the Third Circuit.
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