Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen (October 23, 1941 – July 25, 2016) was a

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of the

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. He assumed

senior status Senior status is a form of semi- retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at leas ...

on October 23, 2006, on his 65th birthday, serving in that status until his death.

Early life and education

Born in

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, he attended

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, graduating in 1960. Van Antwerpen studied at the

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, receiving a

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degree. He earned a Juris Doctor at the

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Professional career

Van Antwerpen was contracts counsel for the

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from 1967 to 1970. He was chief counsel for the Northampton County Legal Aid Society in Easton,

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from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice of law in Easton from 1971 to 1979. He was a judge of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas in Easton from 1979 to 1987.

Federal judicial service

Van Antwerpen was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1987, to a seat on the

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vacated by Judge Alfred Leopold Luongo. He was confirmed by the

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on December 8, 1987, and received his commission on December 9, 1987. His service was terminated on June 1, 2004, due to elevation to the court of appeals. On September 11, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Van Antwerpen to the

. However, Van Antwerpen's nomination languished in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and it expired with the end of Bush's presidency. President

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chose not to renominate Van Antwerpen to the Third Circuit. Van Antwerpen was nominated by President

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on November 21, 2003, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 2004 by a 96–0 vote. He received his commission on May 24, 2004. "It's happened. We did it. And wow!" Van Antwerpen told a local newspaper after his confirmation vote. He assumed

on October 23, 2006, serving in that status until his death on July 25, 2016, in Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

References

External links

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U.S. Justice Department Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Antwerpen, Franklin Stuart 1941 births 2016 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Newark Academy alumni People from Passaic, New Jersey Pennsylvania lawyers Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni United States court of appeals judges appointed by George W. Bush 21st-century American judges United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan 20th-century American judges University of Maine alumni

Early life and education

Professional career

Federal judicial service

See also

References

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