Linda Rekas Sloan at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Justice
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Linda Rekas Sloan
Associate Justice · Rhode Island Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, appointed in 2020 by Governor Gina Raimondo, making history as the court’s first Asian-American justice
- Practice insurance defense,bankruptcy,receivership,corporate/commercial,real estate,creditors rights
Education
- Boston University law JD1994.
- Providence College BS Business Administration1991
- Providence College — Providence College; bio-13e3269d64a3; user_supplied_research
- Boston University School of Law — Boston University School of Law; bio-13e3269d64a3; user_supplied_research
Additional information
- Employment timeline overlapping2020appointment/2021firm endpoint requires direct interpretation.
- Also Assistant Vice President of Business Development at Fidelity National Title Group (2014–2021)
- Fidelity National Title Group business-development assistant VP2014–2021.
- RI Bar president2017–2018,new-lawyers committee chair,Bar Foundation Fellow; taught RW law/Providence College
- Salter McGowan Sylvia & Leonard1998–2006/2009–2014
- Orson & Brusini2006–2009
- Mortgage Guarantee and Title counsel2007–2008
- She also held the role of title counsel for the Mortgage Guarantee and Title Company (2007–2008)
- Olenn & Penza associate1993–1998
- Coventry High School1987
- Born August 7, 1969 in Taipei, Taiwan, to Sophie and Russell Rekas, she grew up in Coventry, RI, and completed studies at Coventry High School in 1987
- Pawtuxet Valley Rotary/nonprofit boards.
- She handled insurance defense litigation, bankruptcy, receivership, corporate/commercial law, real estate, and creditors’ rights.
- Cost,Fines & Restitution and Diverse calendars.
- Educational background includes Providence College
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Cell Phone Use
Courtwide
Rhode Island Supreme Court courthouse rules prohibit cellular telephone use in courtrooms and prohibit cell-phone camera and video use in the courthouse.
Cellular telephone use is strictly prohibited in the courtrooms. Cellular telephone camera and video is strictly prohibited in the courthouse.Supreme Court Courthouse Rules ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Rhode Island courthouse rules list photographic and audio-visual equipment, including cameras and audio or video recorders, as prohibited items.
No photographic or audio-visual equipment of any type, including cameras, video, or audio recorders or players.Supreme Court Courthouse Rules ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Rhode Island Judiciary official judicial roster
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View Rhode Island Judiciary official judicial roster ↗Calendars and Public Access to Court Hearings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Calendars and Public Access to Court Hearings ↗Supreme Court Courthouse Rules
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Court Courthouse Rules ↗Supreme Court Courthouse Rules, revised February 2024
Identity source · PDF · Source checked October 3, 2026
View Supreme Court Courthouse Rules, revised February 2024 ↗