Edward Clayton Eicher (December 16, 1878 – November 30, 1944) was a United States representative from Iowa, federal securities regulator and Chief Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. He was considered a consummate New Deal liberal.
Edward Clayton Eicher
District of Columbia District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Born 1878 in Noble, IA
Died 1944
FJC ID: 696
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionMember · 1938–1942- U.S. representative from Iowa1933–1939
- Private practice, Washington, Iowa1918–1933
- Iowa District, C.B. & Q. Railroad CompanyAssistant attorney · 1908–1918
Assistant registrar · 1907–1909
Appointments
U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaChief Justice1942–1944 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- University of ChicagoPh.B. · 1904