Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson

Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Assumed office
March 30, 2010
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Bruce M. Selya
Personal details
Born (1951-08-08) August 8, 1951
Anderson, South Carolina
Residence Cranston, Rhode Island
Education Brown University (A.B.)
Boston University School of Law (J.D.)

Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson (born August 8, 1951), known commonly as O. Rogeriee Thompson, is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and a former Rhode Island Superior Court justice.

Early life and education

Thompson was born in segregated Anderson, South Carolina, and grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. She attended Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale, New York, under the auspices of the Student Transfer and Exchange Program (STEP), graduating in 1969. She came to Rhode Island to attend Pembroke College, which was the coordinate women's college for Brown University. Thompson earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Brown University in 1973 and a Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law in 1976.[1][2]

Professional career

Thompson began her career working as a cashier at the Providence Civic Center in 1973. In 1975 she worked as a law clerk for the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. In 1974 Thompson started out as a legal intern for Rhode Island Legal Services and then returned in 1976 as Senior Staff Attorney and Family Law Manager until 1979. From 1979 to 1980 she was an Associate for the law firm of McKinnon and Fortunato. In 1980, Thompson became the Assistant City Solicitor for Providence, Rhode Island, and held this position until 1982.[3] Also in 1980, Thompson was a solo practitioner until 1984 when she opened a law firm in South Providence while raising a family with her husband, Rhode Island District Court judge William Clifton.[1] In 1988, Thompson was appointed to the Rhode Island District Court by Governor Edward D. DiPrete.[1] In 1997, she was elevated to the Rhode Island Superior Court by Governor Lincoln Almond.[1][2]

Federal judicial career

On April 13, 2009, United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced that they were recommending that President Obama nominate Thompson to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, to fill the seat left vacant by First Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya's transition to senior status at the end of 2006.[4] On October 6, 2009, Obama formally nominated Thompson to the seat on the First Circuit.[5] She was confirmed by the Senate in a 98-0 vote on March 17, 2010.[6] She received her commission on March 30, 2010.[2]

Personal

Thompson lives in Cranston, Rhode Island.[7] She has three children.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Katie Mulvaney and John E. Mulligan, Thompson, McConnell selected for federal judgeships, The Providence Journal (April 14, 2009).
  2. 1 2 3 "Thompson, Ojetta Rogeriee - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ↑ "United States Senate Committee for the Judiciary Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees – (Public)" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ President Obama Nominates Judge Denny Chin for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson for United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Archived 2009-10-09 at the Wayback Machine., whitehouse.gov (October 6, 2009).
  6. ↑ Congressional Record March 17, 2010
  7. ↑ "OBITUARIES | The Greenville News". greenvilleonline.com. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  • "United States Senate Committee for the Judiciary Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees – (Public)" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  • Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  • O. Rogeriee Thompson at Ballotpedia
Legal offices
Preceded by
Bruce M. Selya		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
2010–present		 Incumbent
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