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May 22, 2008

Carcieri's 3 judge nominees win Senate confirmation

PROVIDENCE -- The state Senate today confirmed Governor Carcieri's three nominees to the Superior, District and Family Courts.

Carcieri nominated the judges on March 26, moving to fill a Superior Court seat left open more than a year ago and District and Family Court vacancies.

Bennet R. Gallo, 63, of West Greenwich was confirmed as a Superior Court associate justice. Gallo is a lawyer practicing out of a Coventry office and a state Parole Board member who served as an assistant attorney general from 1973 to 1975. He will replace Judge Stephen J. Fortunato Jr., who retired in February 2007.

Pamela Woodcock Pfeiffer, 46, of Bristol was confirmed as a District Court associate justice. She has been state Supreme Court Clerk since 2003 and was a special attorney general from 1997 to 2003. She is married to Superior Court Judge Mark A. Pfeiffer. She will replace Judge John McLoughlin, who retired in November.

Debra E. DiSegna, 52, of Narragansett was confirmed as a Family Court associate justice. She has served as a Family Court magistrate since 1989 and was a special assistant attorney general from 1983 to 1987. She will replace Judge Pamela M. Mactaz, who retired in August.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:26 PM | Permalink

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