The Hon. Debra E. DiSegna is an associate justice of the Rhode Island Family Court. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Donald Carcieri on March 26, 2008.
Prior to her appointment, DiSegna served as a magistrate for the Rhode Island Family Court. Before that, she spent time as an attorney in private practice as well as a hearing officer for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
DiSegna earned a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 1977. She then completed a J.D. at Suffolk University Law School in 1982.
Her memberships have included the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Rhode Island Women Lawyers Association, and the Rhode Island Trial Judges Association.
Raised in Providence, Rhode Island, DiSegna attended Classical High School.