Background
Myers, Hardy was born on October 25, 1939 in Electric Mills, Mississippi, United States.
Myers, Hardy was born on October 25, 1939 in Electric Mills, Mississippi, United States.
AB with distinction, University Mississippi, 1961. Bachelor of Laws, University Oregon, 1964.
Law clerk to United States District Judge William G. East, 1964—1965. Private practice Stoel Rives LLP and predecessor firms, 1965—1996. Attorney general State of Oregon, 1997—2009.
Member Oreg House Representatives, 1975—1985, speaker of the house, 1979—1983. Chair Committee on Judiciary, 1977—1978, 1983—1984. Councilor Metropolitan Service District (now Metro), 1985—1986.
Board editors Oregon Law Review.
President Portland City Planning Commission, 1973—1974. Chair Oregon Jail Project, 1984—1986, Citizens' Task Force on Mass Transit Policy, 1985—1986, Oregon Criminal Justice Council, 1987—1991, Portland Future Focus, 1990—1991, Metro Charter committee, 1991—1992, task force on state employee benefits, 1994. Co-chair governor task force on state employee compensation, 1995.
Member Commission on Judicial Branch, 1983—1985. Member of Multnomah County Bar Association, Oregon State Bar, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma.
Married Mary Ann Thalhofer, 1962. Children: Hardy III, Christopher, Jonathan.