Melissa A. Long
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1970 or 1971 (age 54–55)
George Mason University (JD)
Melissa Long | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Gina Raimondo |
| Preceded by | Francis Flaherty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melissa Austin 1970 or 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
Melissa Austin Long[1] (born 1970 or 1971)[2] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court since 2021.[3] She previously served as an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court from 2017 to 2021.
Long received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 1992 and her Juris Doctor from the George Mason University School of Law in 1995.[4] After law school, she clerked for retired Fairfax County Judge Marcus D. Williams, and then worked in the Public Defenders office representing indigent parents in terminations of parental rights cases.[5][6] Long worked in the appellate division of the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Office[6] before serving in a variety of roles at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, including Senior Legal Counsel and Title VI Coordinator.[7] Long served as Deputy Secretary of State and Director of Administration within the office of the Secretary of State of Rhode Island.[8] She now serves as the chair of the state's Committee on Racial & Ethnic Fairness in the Courts.[9]
