Background
Medeiros, Matthew Francis was born on April 30, 1945 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Manuel S. and Marie F. (Goulart) Medeiros.
Medeiros, Matthew Francis was born on April 30, 1945 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Manuel S. and Marie F. (Goulart) Medeiros.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Medeiros Karmen Sanford Incorporated. (Providence, Rhode Island) specializing in Litigation, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Business Torts, Real Property, Partnerships, Products Liability, Financial Transactions, Employment Discrimination. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Rhode Island.
1971, District of Columbia.
1972, United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 1974, United States. Supreme Court.
1979, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
1985, Massachusetts. Editor, New York University Law Review, 1968-1970.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Raymond J. Pettine, United States. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 1970-1971. Partner, Edwards & Angell, 1977-1987.
Associate, Covington & Burling, 1971-1976.
Member, Advisory Committee, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1983-1988.
Chairman, 1979, Panelist, 1982, First Circuit Judicial Conference. Adjunct Professor, Civil Procedure and Federal Trial Practice, Southern New England School of Law, 1986-1988.
Director: American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, 1980-1983.
Portuguese American Federation, 1989-1992. Member: District of Columbia Bar. Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Federal (President, Rhode Island Chapter, 1978-1980) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Litigation) Bar Associations.
American Board of Trial Advocates (Treasurer, Rhode Island Chapter).
Member, Advisory Committee, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1983-1988. Chairman, 1979, Panelist, 1982, First Circuit Judicial Conference.
Adjunct Professor, Civil Procedure and Federal Trial Practice, Southern New England School of Law, 1986-1988.
Married Sarah Judith Medjuck, July 26, 1970.