Federal Judicial Service:
United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island 
Appointed October 1, 2012.
Presiding Judicial Officer - H.O.P.E. Court (“Helping Offenders Prepare for reEntry”) 2014-date

Education:
Wellesley College, B.A., with honors, 1973 
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 1978
Articles Editor, Georgetown Law Review

Professional Career:
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP (formerly Edwards & Angell, LLP and Edwards Angell Palmer Dodge,LLP), Providence, Rhode Island, 1978 - 2012 
Adjunct faculty, Roger Williams University School of Law, 2011 - 2012

Government/Public Service Appointments and Positions:
Observer Member, Judicial Council of the First Circuit, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024
Member, Judical Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management, October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2022
Co-Chair, Federal Bench/Bar Committee of the Rhode Island Bar Association, 2009 to 2012 
Co-Chair (2006 - 2008) and Member, Local Rules Review Committee, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, 2006 to 2012 
Member, Rhode Island Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2001 to 2012 
Member, Board of Bar Admissions, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, 2004 to 2010

Other Professional Service: 
President (2000 - 2003) and Member of the Board of Directors, Rhode Island Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2000 to 2019  
Member of the Board of Trustees, Rhode Island Bar Foundation, 2005 to 2020 
Member of the Board of Advisors, Roger Williams University School of Law, 2009 to present
Treasurer of the Board of Directors, Roger Williams University School of Law, 2020 to present
 

Professional Awards: 
Federal Bar Association’s Elaine R. “Boots” Fisher Public Service Award - 2014
     Given annually to one lawyer in the United States for “Exemplary Community, Public and Charitable Service”
Ronald McDonald House of Providence Award for “Exceptional Leadership in Our Community” - 2013