Background
Judge Bedrosian is the daughter of Armenian immigrants. The name “Haiganush” in Armenian means “sweet woman.” She grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island.
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Education
She graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) and went to Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Master of Arts.
Career
She is the first woman to be the chief judge of the court. She also has "adopted" numerous children by taking in their family court cases. Thirty years ago Bedrosian became the first female judge in the family court.
Bedrosian, as the senior associate justice on the Family court, became the acting chief judge in June 30, 2010.
She served as a law clerk to late Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Paolino. Previously, Judge Bedrosian was in private practice specializing in family law for several years after working as Assistant General Counsel to the Providence & Worcester Railroad Company.
She also worked as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General in the Criminal Prosecution Unit in the early 1970s. Judge Bedrosian was instrumental in creating statewide standards for Guardian ad litem in Family Court cases.
She founded the Rhode Island Trial Judges Association and served as its president for several years.
Membership
Bedrosian is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association.
