OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Judicial Departments Judges St. Louis Court of Appeals page 143 WILLIAM DEE BECKER (Republican), Associate Judge, St. Louis Court of Appeals. Was born in East St. Louis, Ill., October 23, 1876, and moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1879. Educated at Smith Academy, St. Louis; Harvard (A.B.), and St. Louis Law School (LL.B.). He was admitted to the bar in June 1901. On June 10, 1902, he married MARGARET LOUISE McINTOSH, and they have two children. Was elected to the St. Louis Court of Appeals in 1916 for a term of twelve years and re-elected in the November 1928 election for a term beginning January 1, 1929, and expiring December 31, 1940. Resides at 5374 Delmar Boulevard, Sr. Louis. EDWARD J. McCULLEN (Democrat), Associate Judge, St. Louis Court of Appeals. Was born in St. Louis, Mo., Septebmer 13, 1876; educated in the public schools of his native city; studied law privately and was admitted to the bar in St. Louis in January 1910. On July 21, 1896, in St. Louis, he married AMELIA T. KOPP of that city. They have a son, RICHARD E., and a daughter, Mrs. VIOLA McCULLEN STRATTON, who are graduates of Missouri University. Served as an Assistant Circuit Attorney of St. Louis for four years, 1912-1926, and in 1916, was appaointed as First Assistant Circuit Attorney there. He resigned after six months of the second term to resume private practice in St. Louis. Was Vice-President of the American Bar Association, 1928-1929, and President of the Bar Association of St. Louis, 1920-1931. He was elected Judge of the St. Louis Court of Appeals in November 1932, to fill a term ending December 31, 1936. In the primary of August 1936, he was nominated by his party without opposition, and was elected in November of that year for a full twelve-year term ending December 31, 1948. He resides at 2658 Chaucher Avenue, Overland, Mo. Norma