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The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (in case citations, D.R.I.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Rhode Island. The District Court was created in 1790 when Rhode Island ratified the Constitution. The Federal Courthouse was built in 1908. Appeals from the District of Rhode Island are ...
Courts of Rhode Island include: State courts of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Supreme Court [1] Rhode Island Superior Courts [2] Rhode Island District Courts [3] Rhode Island Family Courts [4] Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Courts [5] Rhode Island Traffic Tribunals [6] Federal courts located in Rhode Island.
1965 (age 58–59) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Political party. Democratic [1] Education. Providence College ( BA) Suffolk University ( JD) Mary Susan McElroy (born 1965) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island .
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Dan McKee has nominated Kas R. DeCarvalho for an opening on the Rhode Island District Court bench created by the earlier elevation of Judge Christopher K. Smith to the Rhode ...
July 16, 2009. The Rhode Island Supreme Court is the court of last resort in the U.S. State of Rhode Island. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, all selected by the Governor of Rhode Island from candidates vetted by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Each justice enjoys lifetime tenure and no mandatory retirement ...
In a complaint filed by District Court Judges James J. Caruolo and Brian Goldman, and retired Judge Christine Jabour; Rhode Island District Court Clerk Candida Linares; the city of Woonsocket and ...
The Superior Court is the trial court of record in Rhode Island and is the only Rhode Island court for hearing jury trials. The lower District Courts hear trials of misdemeanor cases, and the decisions of the District Court may be appealed to the Superior Court for a trial de novo (new trial). The Superior Court has a specialized business court ...
With its wide jurisdiction, Rhode Island's Superior Court stays quite busy. The court oversees all felony proceedings, civil cases in amounts of over $10,000 and, according to the court's website ...