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Mary M. Lisi

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Senior status. Born 1950.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 27, 1994
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
May 6, 1994
Commissioned
May 9, 1994
Senior status
Oct 1, 2015

Education

  • B.A., University of Rhode Island, 1972
  • J.D., Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law), 1977

Career

  • Assistant public defender, Rhode Island Public Defender's Office, 1977-1981
  • Assistant child advocate, Office of the Child Advocate, State of Rhode Island, 1981-1982
  • Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1981-1982
  • Director, Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, Rhode Island Family Court, 1982-1987
  • Deputy disciplinary counsel, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1988-1990
  • Chief disciplinary counsel, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1990-1994
  • Member, Select Commission to Investigate the Failure of Rhode Island Share and Deposit Indemnity Corporation, 1991-1992
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2009

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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