Maureen McKenna Goldberg is an American jurist who is currently the senior justice of the
Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Education
Goldberg attended
St. Mary Academy – Bay View
St. Mary Academy – Bay View is an all-girls Catholic school, serving girls and young women from pre-school through grade twelve. Bay View is located in Riverside, Rhode Island. It was founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1874. It is locat ...
, a college preparatory school in
Riverside, Rhode Island, where she graduated from in 1969. She went on to receive her undergraduate education from
Providence College
Providence College is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1917 by the Dominican Order and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, local diocese, it offers 47 undergradua ...
, graduating in 1973. Goldberg is a 1978 graduate of
Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, across the street from the Boston Common and the Freedom Trail, two block ...
in
Boston
Career
Goldberg was an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division from 1978 to 1984. She served as
South Kingstown Town Solicitor from 1985 to 1987 and as
Westerly Town Solicitor from 1987 to 1990. In 1990, Goldberg served as Acting Town Manager of Westerly.
From July 1990 to May 1997, Goldberg served as an associate justice of the
Rhode Island Superior Court. In 1997, she was appointed by Governor
Lincoln Almond to serve on the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Personal life
Goldberg is married to Robert Goldberg, a lobbyist and former
Republican leader in the
Rhode Island Senate.
References
External links
Supreme Court Justice ProfileRhode Island Secretary of State
Engendering EqualitySuffolk University Law School Alumni Magazine
Suffolk University Law School alumni
Justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
Providence College alumni
Living people
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American women judges
21st-century American women judges
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