Richard A. Licht | |
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Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court | |
Assumed office August 27, 2014 | |
Appointed by | Lincoln Chafee |
63rd Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
In office January 1985 – January 1989 | |
Governor | Edward D. DiPrete |
Preceded by | Thomas R. DiLuglio |
Succeeded by | Roger N. Begin |
Member of the Rhode Island Senate | |
In office 1973–1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | March 25, 1948
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Richard A. Licht (born March 25, 1948) is an American judge and lawyer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1985 to 1989. A Democrat, he previously served in the Rhode Island State Senate from 1973 to 1984. He is an alumnus of Harvard Law School. [1] [2] His uncle, Frank Licht served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1973.
In 2014, he was appointed as a Rhode Island Superior Court judge. [3]