Harold Baer Sr. (February 11, 1905 – September 3, 1987) [1] [2] was a long-serving New York Supreme Court justice. Baer was born in New York City, [3] and was a member of the Class of 1923 at DeWitt Clinton High School and the New York University Law School. [2] Baer's only child was Judge Harold Baer Jr. (1933–2014), who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.