Louis Charles Bechtle
1927–2024 · Philadelphia, PA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Judge | Richard M. Nixon (Republican) | Mar 7, 1972 | Retirement, Jun 30, 2001 |
Education
- Temple University, B.S., 1951
- Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law), LL.B., 1954
Professional Career
U.S. Army, 1946-1947; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1956-1959; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1959-1962; Private practice, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1962-1969; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1969-1972; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1994-2001
Opinions on This Site
25 opinions from 1973 to 2000
- Muratore v. United States Office of Personnel Management 2000
- United States v. Bates 2000
- United States v. Edwards 2000
- Continental Casualty v. Thomas P. Hall, P.A. 2000
- City of Englewood v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1985
- Genter v. Acme Scale & Supply Co. 1985
- Jones & Laughlin Steel, Inc. v. Mon River Towing, Inc. And United States of America 1985
- Koppers Company, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency 1985
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Medical Center, Inc. 1981
- Hooker Chemical Co v. United States Environmental Protection Agency 1981
- Industrial National Mortgage Co. v. Union Deposit Center Equities Ltd. Partnership 1981
- United States v. Allison Fredenburgh 1979
- United States v. Anthony Gallagher, John McCarthy and Allison Fredenburgh 1979
- Kenworth Trucks of Philadelphia, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board 1978
- Draper v. Airco, Inc. 1978
- Barber v. Kimbrell's, Inc. 1978
- United States v. Joseph M. McCrane Jr. 1978
- United States v. Richard Jackson Adams Appeal of Robert T. Moriani 1977
- General Heat and Power Co., Inc. v. Diversified Mortgage Investors 1977
- Walter Demkowicz and Dorothy Demkowicz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1977
- Michael D. Brown and Cleata Brown, His Wife v. E. Devicchis & Sons, Inc., a Corporation 1977
- National Surety Corporation, a Corporation of the State of New York v. The Midland Bank, a Corporation of New Jersey 1977
- United States v. George Cobbs, and Charles Julius Thomas 1973
- Michael Joseph Paradiso and Anthony Richard Bonnacci v. United States 1973
- United States v. Samuel W. Harris 1973