Statement from Kim Ahern on Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg’s Retirement

February 12, 2026 (PROVIDENCE, RI) — Kim Ahern today released the following statement in response to Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg’s announcement that she will be retiring from the Rhode Island Supreme Court:

“I am deeply grateful to Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg for her decades of extraordinary service to Rhode Island’s judiciary and to our state, beginning as a prosecutor in the Attorney General’s Office and ultimately serving our highest court for nearly thirty years. Her retirement is an incredible loss for our courts, but her legacy will continue to shape Rhode Island law for generations to come.

“I was fortunate to begin my legal career as a law clerk to Justice Goldberg, and I am proud to be among the many lawyers and judges in Rhode Island who consider themselves ‘Goldberg-trained.’ She set the highest standards for legal excellence, integrity, and public service. Justice Goldberg has also been an advocate and mentor for a generation of women lawyers who have followed in her footsteps. Her leadership, guidance, and example opened doors and inspired so many of us to aim higher and serve better.

“Rhode Island is stronger because of Justice Goldberg’s lifetime of dedication to our state. I thank her for her service, her mentorship, and her lasting impact on our legal community, and I wish her the best in retirement.”

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