Background
Bernard, Burton Charles was born on October 19, 1926 in St. Louis. Son of Adolph and Anne (Koplovitz) Bernard.
Bernard, Burton Charles was born on October 19, 1926 in St. Louis. Son of Adolph and Anne (Koplovitz) Bernard.
Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, 1947). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1950). Phi Beta Kappa.
Staff member Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago, 1950—1951. Private practice Granite City and Edwardsville, St. Louis, since 1951. Assistant states attorney Madison County, Illinois, 1957—1966.
Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946.
'Avoidance of Constitutional Issues in the United States Supreme Court: Liberties of the First Amendment," 50 Mich. L. Rev. 261, 1951
"Attention, Non-Residents: Illinois Courts Have an Expanded In Personam Jurisdiction," St. Louis Bar Journal, 1957. "Brandeis in St. Louis," St. Louis Bar Journal, Winter, 1964.Co-Author: With Irving L. Dilliard, "Reflections About the Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Case," Nieman Reports, Winter, 1987. James Bryce and Saint Louis, 1988 (monograph). Staff Counsel, Illinois Commerce Commission, 1950-1951.Assistant State’s Attorney, Madison County, Illinois. 1957-1966. Special Master-in-Chancery, Circuit Court of Madison County, 1960-1965. Co-Chairman, Madison County Committee for Modem Courts, 1962.Member, Granite City Air Pollution Board, 1965-1968. Trustee, 1966— and Member, Executive Council, 19741977, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association. Member of Board, Tri-City Regional Port District, 1975-1979.
Trustee Jefferson National Memorial Association. President Jewish Federation Southern Illinois, 1970—1972. Board directors Tri-City Regional Port District, 1975—1978, Opera Theatre St. Louis, since 1983.
Member of American Jewish History Society (executive council 1970-1973), Illinois History Society (director 1960-1963), Chicago Bar Association, Tri-City Bar Association, St. Louis Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Legion, Madison County History Society (director to past president), Madison County Bar Association (chairman public relations committee 1963-1964), Phi Beta Kappa.