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1982 Graduate Becomes Superior Court Judge
As covered in The Providence Journal, La Salle Academy graduate and Assistant U.S. Attorney Luis M. Matos ’82 has been sworn in as the newest judge of the Rhode Island Superior Court.
Judge Matos was a member of the team of federal prosecutors on the Operation Dollar Bill investigation that looked into the connection of some Rhode Island legislators and health-care companies.
Matos came to the U.S. with his family as a five-year-old in 1969. Following his graduation from La Salle he entered Brown University and after graduating he entered the University of Connecticut School of Law from which he received his law degree with honors.
As covered in The Providence Journal, La Salle Academy graduate and Assistant U.S. Attorney Luis M. Matos ’82 has been sworn in as the newest judge of the Rhode Island Superior Court.
Judge Matos was a member of the team of federal prosecutors on the Operation Dollar Bill investigation that looked into the connection of some Rhode Island legislators and health-care companies.
Matos came to the U.S. with his family as a five-year-old in 1969. Following his graduation from La Salle he entered Brown University and after graduating he entered the University of Connecticut School of Law from which he received his law degree with honors.
At La Salle, among other things, he was a four-year letterman on the football team, a member of the National Honor Society, Holy Cross Book Award recipient, Math Team member and Social Concerns Committee member.
Matos was also the subject of a lengthy Providence Journal column by Edward Fitzpatrick.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
