[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 128 (Saturday, August 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1767]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING MS. GAIL P. HARDY

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2007

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Ms. Gail P. Hardy, who became the first African American 
in Connecticut's history to be appointed to the position of State's 
Attorney. Ms. Hardy, an 11-year veteran of the Division of Criminal 
Justice in Connecticut, was appointed to serve as State's Attorney for 
the Judicial District of Hartford. The appointment was by a unanimous 
vote of Connecticut's Criminal Justice Commission. As State's Attorney, 
Ms. Hardy will be the chief law enforcement officer in the Judicial 
District of Hartford, where she will oversee prosecutions and more than 
70 employees in the Hartford district. The district includes Hartford 
and 18 surrounding communities, along with Superior Courts in Hartford, 
Enfield and Manchester, Hartford Juvenile Court, and Hartford Community 
Court.
  Gail Hardy has an excellent and diverse record both in and outside of 
the courts. In addition to her impressive work as a prosecutor, Ms. 
Hardy also served as a probation officer, a public defender, a state 
child support investigator, an adjunct college professor, and as a 
counselor in a halfway house. Her past and current colleagues have 
offered no less than the highest regards to her experience and quality 
of her work and service. From the courtroom to the community, Ms. Hardy 
has a record that illuminates her competence and fairness that will 
serve her well as State's Attorney. The citizens in Hartford's judicial 
district can have confidence in a criminal justice system that is both 
efficient and unbiased under Ms. Hardy's leadership.
  And so today, I rise to congratulate and honor Gail P. Hardy for her 
outstanding achievements. Ms. Hardy, through years of dedication and 
service to her community comes to the position of State's Attorney with 
great experience and knowledge that she will use to continue to succeed 
in this next chapter in her career. Ms. Hardy also brings to this 
position a broad perspective that will serve Connecticut's citizens 
well.

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