Keeping with Association tradition, Hynes has dedicated much of her life to public service. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1967 to 1982, where she was Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1980-1982. In 2003 Hynes became the Chair of the Board of Directors of The Legal Aid Society where she oversaw the restructuring that allowed the organization to avoid bankruptcy and continue to serve the legal needs of indigent New Yorkers.

Hynes’ commitment to maintaining the high standards of the profession and the judiciary can be demonstrated through her service as Chair of the Merit Selection Panel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for Magistrate Judges since 2002 and her previous chairmanship of the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.

Hynes has been an active member of the City Bar Association and a member of its Executive Committee and has served as Association Secretary. She also served as Chair of the City Bar’s Delegation to the NY State Bar House of Delegates, Chair of its Federal Courts Committee and as a member of the Association’s Delegation to the ABA House of Delegates.

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