Background
Hardin, William Downer was born on September 27, 1926 in Newark. Son of Charles R. and Emma (Downer) Hardin.
Hardin, William Downer was born on September 27, 1926 in Newark. Son of Charles R. and Emma (Downer) Hardin.
Newark Academy; Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1948). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1951). Law Clerk, Honorary John O. Bigelow, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1951-1952.
Member, Board of Bar Examiners, 1964-1968. Chairman, Legal Services of New Jersey, since 1990.
Law clerk New Jersey Superior Court, 1951-1952. Associate firm Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, Newark and Morristown, 1952—1957, member firm, 1957—1996. Member New Jersey Board Bar Examiners, 1964-1968, chairman, 1968.
Member local draft board Selective Service System, 1953-1974, chairman, 1970-1974. Member Family Service Bureau, Newark, 1953-1975, president, 1960-1966. Member Family Service Morris County, 1976-1985, 87-98, president, 1979-1982, 95-97, vice president, 1992-1995.
Member membership committee Family Service Association American, 1965-1978, director, 1971-1979, 89-95. Member National Budget and Consultation Committee, 1966-1971, Council on Accreditation Services for Families and Children, 1978-1980.
Trustee Newark Academy, 1952-1985, president, 1969-1972, chairman, 1976-1978. Member Legal Services of New Jersey, 1983-2002, chairman, 1990-1996. Member Legal Aid Society of Morris County, New Jersey, 1984-1993, president, 1989-1990.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association, Morris County Bar Association, Morristown Club, Coral Beach and Tennis Club, Short Hills Club, Rockaway River Country Club.
Married Rosemarie Koellhoffer, January 19, 1952 (deceased March 1996). Married Ruth M. Johnson, May 29, 1999. Children: William Downer, David Gerth, Peter Roe.