Edward George Biester Jr. (born January 5, 1931) is a retired

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politician and judge who served as a member of the

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from

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, from 1967 to 1977. Biester graduated from

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in 1948,

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in 1952, and

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School of Law in 1955. He was Assistant District Attorney for

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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

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National Governing Board. He was

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from 1979 to 1980. He served as a judge on the

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(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

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since 2003. In September 2004 he was appointed to the

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. In April 2007, Biester joined

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, ''The Resolution Experts'', as a full-time mediator and arbitrator at the JAMS Philadelphia Resolution Center at the Bell Atlantic Tower on Arch Street.

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