Admitted
1973, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Suffolk University, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
Community College of Rhode Island, A.A., 1966; Providence College, B.A., 1969
Memberships
Kent County, Rhode Island and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Member, General Assembly, Rhode Island House of Representatives, 1969-1974. Member, 1975-1988, 1991—. Majority Whip, 1977-1980, Senate Judiciary Chairman, 1980-1983 and Senate Majority Leader, 1983-1988, Senate President Pro Tem, 1993-1995, 2001—, Rhode Island State Senate. Chairman, 1977-1981 and Member, Board of Directors, 1971-1984, New England Board of Higher Education. Chairman, Rhode Island Children's Code Commission, 1978-1983. Town Solicitor, Town of North Kingstown, 1980-1984. Member, Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline, 1982-1985. Commissioner on Uniform State Laws, 1982-1984. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Board of Directors, State Legislative Lenders Foundation, 1985, 1988, 1993-1995 and 2001—. Member, Board of Directors, Senate President's Forum, 2001—.