Ernest C. Torres

Judge Ernest C. Torres

Personal

Birthday:

1941

Birthplace:

New Bedford, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1968-1980, 1986-1988
State representative, Rhode Island, 1975-1980; deputy minority leader, 1977-1980
Associate justice, Rhode Island Superior Court, 1980-1985
Assistant vice president in charge of national staff counsel, Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1985-1986

Education

Name of School:

Dartmouth College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1963

Name of School - Second:

Duke University School of Law

Duke Law School is an ambitious, forward-thinking, and innovative institution whose mission is to prepare students for responsible and productive lives in the legal profession. As a community of scholars, the Law School also provides leadership at the national and international levels in efforts to improve the law and legal institutions through teaching, research, and other forms of public service.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1968

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Rhode Island

Court Name:

Rhode Island District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

11/6/1987

Retirement from Active Service:

12/1/2006

Termination Date:

6/1/2011

Termination Reason:

Retirement