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Article: Rhode Island Supreme Court Judge Dies Unexpectedly at Age 65.
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- December 30, 2002
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By Tracy Breton, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 30--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Victoria Santopietro Lederberg died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack yesterday morning at home in Providence. She was 65.
Lederberg, of Providence, a graduate of Brown University, had sat on the state's highest court since May 1993. Before joining the appellate court, she had been a municipal court judge in Providence and for 25 years, had taught psychology at Rhode Island College.
Before becoming a judge, Lederberg was a prominent Democratic state legislator and represented her East Side ...