Horace Stern
Horace Stern | |
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | |
In office November 1, 1952 – December 29, 1956 | |
Preceded by | James B. Drew |
Succeeded by | Charles Alvin Jones |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 6, 1936 – November 1, 1952 | |
Personal details | |
Born | LLB ) | August 7, 1878
Horace Stern (August 7, 1878 – April 15, 1969) was the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1 November 1952 to 29 December 1956. He became chief justice after serving on the court from 6 January 1936.[1]
Biography
Stern was born to a
Prior to his elevation to the bench, Stern was a professor at University of Pennsylvania Law School, where his portrait still hangs today.
Stern was the first Jew to serve on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the second Jewish trustee of the University of Pennsylvania (and first since Moses Levy) whose term as trustee started in 1802 and ended in 1826).[4] He was also very active within Philadelphia's Jewish community, having served as president of the Federation of Jewish Charities (now the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia) and having been a founder of the American Jewish Committee.
Stern's daughter Sophie Stern married Henry Friendly in 1930.[5] Stern's brother Sidney was married to clubwoman Rose Goldsmith Stern.[6]
References
- ^ List of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices, from Pennsylvania Department of General Services
- ^ a b "This is Our Bar": History of the Philadelphia Bar
- ^ "Stern's portrait at UPenn Law School". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ Legends of the Bar, from the Philadelphia Bar Association
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ISSN 0002-726X.