Erin Lynch Prata | |
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Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Gina Raimondo |
Preceded by | Gilbert V. Indeglia |
Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 31st district | |
In office January 2009 – November 2020 | |
Preceded by | John C. Revens Jr. |
Succeeded by | Kendra Anderson |
Personal details | |
Born | Erin Patricia Lynch May 17, 1975 Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Joseph Prata |
Education | Boston College (BA) Catholic University of America (JD) |
Erin Patricia Lynch Prata[1] (born May 17, 1975 in Warwick, Rhode Island) is an American politician and an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She previously served in the Rhode Island Senate representing District 31 since January 2009. Lynch Prata served as Chairwoman on the Senate Committee on Judiciary, as well as a member of the Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics & Oversight and the Senate Committee on Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs.[2] She focused on issues including public education, economic development, job growth, health care and environmental protection.[3] She was confirmed to be an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in December 2020.