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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE HONORABLE FRANCIS J. DARIGAN, JR., ON THE | |
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OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SUPERIOR COURT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Ruggiero, Fox, Jackson, O`Neill, and Petrarca | |
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Date Introduced: March 01, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Francis J. Darigan, Jr., an Associate Justice of the Rhode |
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Island Family Superior Court and a highly respected adjudicator, is retiring on February 29, 2012, |
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after twenty-eight distinguished years on the bench; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of LaSalle Academy, Judge Darigan earned his Bachelor’s |
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degree from Providence College, his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, and his |
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Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Rhode Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Darigan was appointed to the Rhode Island District Court by then- |
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Governor J. Joseph Garrahy on January 26, 1984, and on June 28 of 1991, he was appointed |
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Associate Justice of the Superior Court by then-Governor Bruce Sundlun; and |
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WHEREAS, Previous to his appointment on the bench, Justice Darigan served as Legal |
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Counsel with the Office of Special Counsel for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation |
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and was subsequently named Legal Counsel to the Governor’s Office on Energy and the Public |
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Utilities Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Rhode Island’s Superior Court is the “forum for jury and non-jury trials of |
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both civil and criminal matters.” Over the course of Justice Darigan’s tenure on the bench, he has |
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worked diligently on a panoply of high profile cases, including the Station nightclub fire and |
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cases involving public corruption; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Darigan has devoted twenty-eight years to Rhode Island’s judicial |
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system, stating that he has “enjoyed every day” of his service to this court. He possesses |
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compassion and a brilliant legal mind, and he is eminently deserving of our recognition and praise |
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for his service to the people of Rhode Island; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our sincere gratitude to Associate Justice Francis J. |
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Darigan, Jr., for presiding with compassion, fairness, and justice over matters before the Rhode |
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Island Superior Court. We furthermore congratulate him on his retirement and wish him good |
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health, fulfillment, and much happiness; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Francis J. Darigan, Jr. |
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