Background
Stern, Horace was born on August 7, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Matilda (Bamberger) Stern.
Stern, Horace was born on August 7, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Matilda (Bamberger) Stern.
Bachelor of Arts, Central High School, Philadelphia, 1895. Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1899, Bachelor of Laws, summa cum laude, 1902, Doctor of Laws, 1933. Hahnemann Medical College, 1937 Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Dropsie College Hebrew and Cognate Langs., 1948, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1956.
Doctor of Laws, Pennsylvania Military College, 1953, Temple University, 1954, Lafayette College, 1955, Villanova University, 1956.
South. (Mistress Henry J. Friendly). Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1902, practicing in Philadelphia. Member Stern & Wolf, 1903-1920.
Appointed judge Court of Common Pleas, by Governor Sproul, 1920, and elected to same office, 1922, term of 10 years.
President judge, 1924, reelected, 1932, term of 10 years. Elected justice Pennsylvania Supreme Court, term 21 years, 1935.
Chief justice Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1952-1956. Lecturer University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1902-1917.
Trustee Dropsie College (vice president), University of Pennsylvania, Jewish Public Society American (vice president).
Director Federation Jewish Charities of Philadelphia (honorary president). Major Ordnance Department, United States Army, 1918-1919.
Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Bar Association of Philadelphia, American Judicature Society, American Law Institute, American Academy Political and Social Science, History Society of Pennsylvania, Academy Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Society, American Jewish History Society, American Legion, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Order of the Coif. Mason.; Clubs: Lawyers, Contemporary, Midday, Philobiblon, University.
Married Henrietta Pfaelzer, February 12, 1906.