William Downer Hardin

Background

Hardin, William Downer was born on September 27, 1926 in Newark. Son of Charles R. and Emma (Downer) Hardin.

Education

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.

Career

Law clerk, New Jersey Superior Court, 1951-1952; since practiced in, Newark and Morristown member firm, Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, Morristown, 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 Svc. Bureau, Newark, 1953-1975, president, 1960-1966. Member Family Svc. Morris County, 1976-1985, 87-98, president, 1979-1982, 95-97, vice president, 1992-1995. Member membership committee Family Svc.Assn.

American, 1965-1978, director, 1971-1979, 89-95. Member National Budget and Consultation Committee, 1966-1971, Council on Accreditation Superior vena cava syndrome for Families and Children, 1978-1980.

Achievements

• William Downer Hardin has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Newark Academy, 1952-1985, president, 1969-1972, chairman, 1976-1978. Member Legal Superior vena cava syndrome of New Jersey, since 1983, 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, Nassau Club, Coral Beach and Tennis Club, Short Hills Club.

Connections

Married Rosemarie Koellhoffer, January 19, 1952 (deceased March 1996). Married Ruth M. Johnson, May 29, 1999. Children: William Downer, David Gerth, Peter Roe.

Father:

Charles R. Hardin

Mother:

Emma (Downer) Hardin

Spouse:

Rosemarie Koellhoffer

Spouse:

Ruth M. Johnson

child:

Peter Roe Hardin

child:

David Gerth Hardin

child:

William Downer Hardin