Edward Stern

With sadness I am now learning about Judge Edward Stern's passing one year after its occurrence.

I met Judge Stern in 1980 or thereabouts, when he presided over the Peg's Place case involving the battery of several lesbians by a San Francisco police officer. At the time I was the prosecuting attorney. Throughout the trial Judge Stern maintained a remarkable judicial decorum which was noted by both sides.

Later on I had the privilege of appearing before Judge Stern on...