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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 ...
This is a list of associate justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1747 to the present. The justices are listed under the term of the chief justice sitting at the time of their appointments (for a complete list of the chief justices, see List of chief justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court).
The Rhode Island Supreme Court was created in 1747 and used the title of Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and General Gaol Delivery.When established, the court consisted of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices (for a list of the Associate Justices, see List of the Justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court) Following are the Chief Justices from 1747 to the present:
Bruce Marshall Selya. ( 1934-05-27) May 27, 1934 (age 90) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Education. Harvard University ( AB, LLB) Bruce Marshall Selya (born May 27, 1934) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and former chief judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence ...
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 ...
Cote, a longtime District Court administrator, sued District Court Chief Judge Jeanne E. LaFazia and other judicial leaders in federal court in February, accusing them of forcing his resignation ...
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 ...
The court also hears all civil and criminal appeals coming up from Rhode Island District Court, and any appeal of a decision made in Superior Court goes all the way up to Rhode Island's Supreme ...