Books and Journals Vol. 149 No. 5, May 2001 University of Pennsylvania Law Review Tribute to the Honorable Edward R. Becker.

Tribute to the Honorable Edward R. Becker.

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Irving Berlin once reflected that he didn't care who made the laws or righted the wrongs, so long as they left him alone to sing the country's songs. These sentiments have never quite rivaled White Christmas for America's attention, but in 1929 they appeared in the lyrics of Let Me Sing and I'm Happy. If you wonder how they sound, ask the Honorable Edward R. Becker of the Third Circuit, America's only federal court with both a Chief Judge and a chief piano player. Eddie (as he is known at the piano) has...

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