Background
Prunty, Bert Sherman was born on January 4, 1924 in Des Moines. Son of Bert Sherman and Carrie Blanch (Quiner) Prunty.
Prunty, Bert Sherman was born on January 4, 1924 in Des Moines. Son of Bert Sherman and Carrie Blanch (Quiner) Prunty.
Bachelor of Arts, Drake U., 1947; Juris Doctor, Drake U., 1950.
Assistant professor of law, New York University, 1951-1953; associate professor, New York University, 1953-1956; professor, New York University, 1956-1973; associate dean, New York University, 1967-1973; professor, U. Maine, 1973-1979; dean, U. Maine, 1973-1978; professor, dean Hastings School Law, University of California, San Francisco, 1979-1987. Visiting professor Duke U., 1978-1979, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1972, U. Naples, Italy, since 1967, Tel Aviv U., 1982. Consultant to numerous legislation and judicial bodies, New York, Maine.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Law Institute.
Married Lois Bernice Cummins, November 27, 1946. Children: Randall Charles, Mary Lou, Bert Sherman, III.