Rhode Island District Court Chief Judge

Chief Judge

• Garrahy Judicial Complex, One Dorrance Plz., Providence, RI, 02903
• Office Phone: (401)458-5200
• TTY: 711

• High School: Elmhurst Academy
• College: Boston University
• Graduate School: Suffolk University Law School

• Appointed by: Governor Donald L. Carcieri
• Term Length Service: Lifetime
• Appointment Date: February 12, 2010

• The jurisdiction of the District Court includes small claims, violations of municipal ordinances, regulations, and misdemeanors when the right to a jury trial in the first instance has been waived. If a defendant invokes the right to a jury trial, the case is transferred to the Superior Court.