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Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010

Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson (born August 8, 1951) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama. Before becoming a federal judge, Thompson was a judge of the Rhode Island District Court from 1988 to 1997 and of the Rhode Island Superior Court from 1997 to 2010.

Education

  • Brown UniversityA.B., 1973
  • Boston University School of LawJ.D., 1976

Career

Staff attorney, Rhode Island Legal Services, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976-1979; Private practice, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1979-1980; Assistant city solicitor, Providence, Rhode Island, 1980-1982; Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1980-1988; Associate judge, Rhode Island District Court, Sixth Division, 1988-1997; Associate justice, Rhode Island Superior Court, 1997-2010

Biography

Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson (born August 8, 1951) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama. Before becoming a federal judge, Thompson was a judge of the Rhode Island District Court from 1988 to 1997 and of the Rhode Island Superior Court from 1997 to 2010.

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