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词条 Vincent Ragosta
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  1. Biography

     Early life and education  Career  Marriage and children 

  2. Books

  3. References

{{Orphan|date=April 2011}}Vincent A. Ragosta (February 12, 1924 – August 9, 2017[1]) was a former Rhode Island Superior Court justice.[2]

Biography

Early life and education

Ragosta was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1924. He is he oldest of 3. He attended the University of Rhode Island before being drafted into the army during World War II. Ragosta was stationed in Okinawa, in preparation to invade Japan, until the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945.

Ragosta was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant. He continued to graduate from the University of Rhode Island in 1949. In 1951, he graduated from Boston College Law School, earning his Juris Doctor.

Career

Ragosta worked as an assistant city solicitor in the city of Providence from 1953 until 1966. He had a very successful law practice in Providence for 27 years.

In 1978, Ragosta was appointed to District Court by then-governor J. Joseph Garrahy. In 1988, he was appointed to the Superior Court by then-Governor Edward D. DiPrete.[3] At the time of his retirement, Ragosta was the oldest judge in the state of Rhode Island.

Marriage and children

Ragosta was married and had four sons. He died on August 9, 2017 at the age of 93.

Books

Ragosta has been mentioned in various books:

  • "SLAPPs: getting sued for speaking out" by George William Pring, Penelope Canan
  • "Transplant: from myth to reality" by Nicholas L. Tilney
  • "Italian-Americans in Rhode Island: Volume II" by Joseph M. Muratore

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=The Honorable Vincent A. Ragosta's Obituary on The Providence Journal|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/providence/obituary.aspx?n=vincent-a-ragosta&pid=186332956&fhid=28482|website=The Providence Journal|accessdate=8 April 2018}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=The American Bench|date=2007|publisher=Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates|page=2215|accessdate=20 January 2015}}
3. ^{{cite news |title=Rhode Island's oldest judge retires at age 84 |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2008/05/31/rhode_islands_oldest_judge_retires_at_age_84/ |work=Boston Globe |date=2008-05-31 }}
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