Magistrate Judge
Date Served:
(2012-present)
FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICE
United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Rhode Island, 2012 – present
EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 1978
Wellesley College, B.A., with honors, 1973
WORK OFF THE BENCH
Adjunct Faculty, Roger Williams University School of Law, 2011 – 2012, 2015
Edwards & Angell, LLP (Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP), Providence, Rhode Island,
1978 – 2012
PUBLIC SERVICE/JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
Presiding Judicial Officer, Hope Court (post-adjudication supervision program), U.S.
District Court/Rhode Island, 2014 – present
Member, First Circuit Judicial Council Workplace Conduct Committee, 2019 – present
Member, First Circuit Judicial Council Access to Justice Committee, 2023 – present
Observer Member, First Circuit Judicial Council, 2022 – 2024
Member, Judicial Conference Court Administration/Case Management Committee, 2016 – 2022
Co-Chair and Member, Local Rules Committee, U.S. District Court, Rhode Island, 2006 – 2012
Co-Chair, Federal Bench/Bar Committee of the Rhode Island Bar Association, 2009 – 2012
Member, Rhode Island Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2001 – 2012
Member, Board of Bar Admissions, U.S. District Court, Rhode Island, 2004 – 2010
Member, Rhode Island Bar Association House of Delegates , 2005 – 2009
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Member, Officer (2022 – present), Board of Directors, Roger Williams University School of
Law, 2014 – Present
Member, President (2000 - 2003), Board of Directors, Rhode Island Chapter of the
Federal Bar Association, 2000 – 2019
Member, Board of Trustees, Rhode Island Bar Foundation, 2005 – 2020
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Ronald McDonald House of Providence Award for 2013
“Exceptional Leadership in Our Community”
Federal Bar Association’s Elaine R. “Boots” Fisher public service 2014
award, given annually to one lawyer in the United States for
“exemplary community, public and charitable service”