Background
Meltzer, Bernard David was born on November 21, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Julius and Rose (Welkov) Meltzer.
Meltzer, Bernard David was born on November 21, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Julius and Rose (Welkov) Meltzer.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1935; Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 1937; Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1938.
Attorney, special assistant to chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938-1940;
associate firm, Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt, Chicago, 1940;
special assistant to assistant secretary state, also acting chief foreign funds control division division, State 1941-1943
assistant trial counsel, United States stafff International Nuremberg War Trials, 1945-1946;
from professorial lecturer to distinguished service professor of law emeritus, University of Chicago Law School, since 1946;
counsel, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kamnholz, Chicago, 1954-1955;
counsel, Sidley and Austin, Chicago, 1987-1989. Hearing commissioner Non Performing Asset, 1952-1953. Labor arbitrator; special master United States Court Appeals for District of Columbia, 1963-1964.
Board publications University of Chicago, 1965-1967, chairman, 1967-1968. Member Governor Illinois Advisory Commission Labor-Management Policy for Public Employees in Illinois, 1966-1967, Illinois Civil Service Commission, 1968-1969. Consultant United States Dept.Labor, 1969-1970.
Board directors Hyde Park Community Conference, 1954-1956, Southeast Chicago Commission, 1956-1957. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association (co-chairman committee development law under NLRA 1959-1960, member special committee transportation strikes), Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (board managers 1972-1973), American Law Institute, College Labor and Employment Lawyers, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jean Sulzberger, January 17, 1947. Children: Joan, Daniel, Susan.