Background
Becker, Theodore Michaelson was born on February 18, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Michael and Hazel Becker.
Becker, Theodore Michaelson was born on February 18, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Michael and Hazel Becker.
Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1970). Northwestern University (Master of Arts in Sociology, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, 1981.
Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1974).
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1972-1974.
Editorial Director, "A Study of Public Access to Information," Northwestern University Law Review, Volume 68, Number. 2, pp. 175-462, May-June, 1973, reprinted as Public Access to Information, Transaction Press, 1979.
Working as a partner of THEODORE M. BECKER, Professional Corporation THEODORE M. BECKER, bom Chicago, Illinois, February 18, 1949. Admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits. 1976, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. 1979, United States.
District Court, Central District of Illinois. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Education: Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1970). Northwestern University (Master of Arts in Sociology, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, 1981.
Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1972-1974.
Editorial Director, "A Study of Public Access to Information," Northwestern University Law Review, Volume 68, Number.
2, pp. 175-462, May-June, 1973, reprinted as Public Access to Information, Transaction Press, 1979. Author: "Overcoming the ‘Superior Economic Power’ Defense," Trial Diplomacy Journal, Volume 7, Number.
4, pp.11-16, Winter, 1984/1985. "An Overview of the Law Governing Access to Information Held by Public Agencies in the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago," Northwestern University Law Review, Volume 68, Number.
2, pp. 223-239, May-June, 1973, reprinted in Public Access to Information, Transaction Press, 1979.
"Factors Affecting Accessiblity of Information Held by Public Agencies: The Case of the City of Chicago Building Department,” Northwestern University Law Review, Volume 68, Number. 2, pp. 309-335, May-June, 1973, reprinted in Public Access to Information, Transaction Press, 1979. Company-Author with: Fredric L. DuBow, "Patterns of Victim Advocacy," Criminal Justice and the Victim, Volume VI, Chapter 6, pp.
147-164, Sage Criminal Justice Systems Annuals, edited by William F. McDonald, Sage Publications, 1976.
J. Samuel Tenenbaum: "Public Access to Government-Held Computerized Information," Northwestern University Law Review, Volume 68, Number. 2, pp. 433-462, May-June, 1973, reprinted in Public Access to Information, Transaction Press, 1979.
Instructor: Legal Writing, Northwestern University Law School, 1972-1973. Social Research for Lawyers, Yale Law School, 1974-1975.
Fellow, Northwestern University Program in Law and the Social Sciences, 1970-1974.
Russell Sage Fellow, Yale Law School, 1974-1975. Member:; Admitted to the bar, 1975, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits. 1976, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. 1979, United States.
District Court, Central District of Illinois. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Northwestern University Program in Law and the Social Sciences, 1970-1974. Russell Sage Fellow, Yale Law School, 1974-1975.
Married Tamara B. Kaplan, June 11, 1983. Children: Adam Michael, Alex Jordan, Ian David.