Background
Shientag, Bernard Lloyd was born on April 13, 1887 in New York City. Son of Solomon and Fannie (Jacobs) Shientag.
Shientag, Bernard Lloyd was born on April 13, 1887 in New York City. Son of Solomon and Fannie (Jacobs) Shientag.
Bachelor of Arts, College of City of New York, 1904. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1908, Master of Arts, 1908. Doctor of Laws, Saint Lawrence University, 1941, Columbia, 1947.
Admitted to New York bar, 1908. Assistant counsel New York State Factory Investigating Commission, 1911-1915, chief counsel New York State Industrial Commission, 1919-1921. Counsel Governor's Labor Board, 1920.
Appointed industrial commissioner, 1923.
Counsel and member State Housing Commission, also State Child Welfare Commission, 1923. Appointment justice City Court, New York, 1924, elected same, 1925.
Appointed justice Supreme Court State of New York, 1930, elected to same, 1930, reelected, 1944. Designated Appellate Term New York Supreme Court, 1934-1947, justice appellate division, 1st department, since 1947.
New York delegate Unemployment Conference, Washington, 1920.
Chairman industrial council Labor Department, 1923. Federal director of employment State of New York, 1923. Member State Advisory Committee for Rehabilitation of Handicapped Persons, 1923.
Chairman advising committee of policyholders in State Insurance Fund, 1924.
Member mediation committee Cloak and Suit Industry, New York, 1923-1926. Formerly member board directors National Consumers League.
Former vice-president and director Child Welfare Committee America. Former Executive Committee American Association for Labor Legislation.
Former member board directors Association for Old Age Security.
Former trustee Federation for Support Jewish Philanthropic Societies Former president Y.M.H.A. Member board visitors Columbia Law School.
Member American, New York State (chairman judicial section 1947) bar associations Association of Bar City of New York, New York County Lawyers Association, American Legal History Society, City College Alumni Association (Vice-President.
Married Florence Lorraine Perlow, June 8, 1938.