Letter from Melinda Hardin

Choose Hay for Supreme Court

I am writing to urge all voters to cast their vote for Deirdre Hay for New York State Supreme Court, Sixth Judicial District.

Deirdre Hay is by far the most qualified candidate, with extensive courtroom experience in the areas of marriage and family law, which are particularly relevant to Supreme Court work. A past president of New York State Women’s Bar, Ms. Hay has served on the board of the respected nonprofit LawNY, and has worked with the Chief Justice to improve the state’s judicial system.

The Central New York communities served by the Sixth Judicial District will benefit not only from Ms. Hay’s legal scholarship, judicial temperament, and courtroom expertise, but also from her commitment to justice, which she continues to demonstrate through her community service as an active volunteer, Special Olympics parent, and family farmer. Ms. Hay also teaches business law at Cornell School of Law.

Ms. Hay will work to get politics out of our courts. She will serve on the court with honor and integrity. I am proud to support her and respectfully request that my friends and neighbors go to the polls on November 7 and vote for Deirdre Hay for New York State Supreme Court.

Melinda Hardin
Cooperstown