Gilbert V. Indeglia Explained

Gilbert Indeglia
Office:Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
Appointer:Donald Carcieri
Term Start:April 28, 2010
Term End:June 30, 2020
Predecessor:Paul Suttell
Successor:Erin Lynch Prata
Office1:Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court
Appointer1:Lincoln Almond
Term Start1:2000
Term End1:April 28, 2010
Successor1:Brian Van Couyghen
State House2:Rhode Island
District2:48th
Term Start2:January 1, 1985
Term End2:January 3, 1989
Predecessor2:Roger L. Pearson
Successor2:Donald Lally
Birth Date:31 August 1941
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island
Spouse:Elizabeth L. (Wescott) Indeglia
Party:Republican
Residence:Kingston, Rhode Island
Alma Mater:Boston College
University of Michigan Law School

Gilbert V. Indeglia (born August 31, 1941)[1] is a former justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

Gilbert Indeglia was born into a family of attorneys and is a grandson of Rhode Island's first official public defender. Indeglia is a 1959 graduate of Providence's Classical High School, a 1963 graduate of Boston College, and a 1966 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. After graduation Indeglia worked in private practice for 20 years and served in the RI Air National Guard from 1967 to 1972. He also served as a South Kingstown probate judge and town solicitor and in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in the 48th District from 1985 to 1989 as a Republican. Indeglia was a member of the House Judiciary Committee that presided over impeachment proceedings for the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph A. Bevilacqua. Indeglia also served as a member of the South Kingstown Town Council from 1977 to 1984. Indeglia was appointed to the Rhode Island District Court in 1989 and the Rhode Island Superior Court in 2000. In 2010 Governor Donald Carcieri appointed him to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

On January 10, 2020, Indeglia announced his intent to retire at the end of June 2020.[2]

Family life

Indeglia is married to the former Elizabeth L. Westcott and as of 2010 has two children and three grandchildren.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=rWI5AQAAIAAJ&q Butterworth's Law List 1972
  2. Web site: R.I. Supreme Court Justice Gilbert Indeglia to retire this year . January 10, 2020 . providencejournal.com . en . March 11, 2020.
  3. "Indeglia installed on high court" by Tracy Breton, Providence Journal, April 29, 2010 Projo.com