Commission members serve for renewable four-year terms, by appointment of the Governor, the Chief Judge or one of the four leaders of the Legislature. The Vice Chair is elected by the members and serves a renewable two-year term.
Mr. Harding is the Managing Partner in the law firm of Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, in Albany, New York. He was first appointed to the Commission in 2006 by then Assembly Minority Leader James N. Tedisco, was reappointed by Assemblyman Tedisco in 2009 and was reappointed by current Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb in 2013. Mr. Harding succeeds Terry Jane Ruderman as Vice Chair.
The biography of Mr. Harding, and the other members of the Commission are available on the Commission’s website, http://www.cjc.ny.gov.
“I appreciate the confidence shown in me by the members of the Commission. I also appreciate the contributions and example of my predecessor Terry Ruderman.