Edwin DeHaven Steel Jr.

Edwin DeHaven Steel Jr. (May 7, 1904 – July 26, 1986) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Edwin DeHaven Steel Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
December 30, 1969 – July 26, 1986
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
April 23, 1958 – December 30, 1969
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byPaul Conway Leahy
Succeeded byWalter King Stapleton
Personal details
Born
Edwin DeHaven Steel Jr.

(1904-05-07)May 7, 1904
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 26, 1986(1986-07-26) (aged 82)
EducationDartmouth College (A.B.)
Yale Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Steel received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Dartmouth College in 1926. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1931. He was in private practice in Wilmington, Delaware from 1931 to 1958. He was general counsel for War Materials, Inc. in 1942.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Steel was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 26, 1958, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge Paul Conway Leahy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 22, 1958, and received his commission on April 23, 1958. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on December 30, 1969. Steel served in that capacity until his death on July 26, 1986.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
1958–1969
Succeeded by