Rhode Island District Court Magistrate

Magistrate

• Garrahy Judicial Complex, One Dorrance Plz., Providence, RI, 02903
• Office Phone: (401)458-5201
• TTY: 711

• College: Tufts University, AB, 1976
• Graduate School: Suffolk University Law School, JD, 1979

• Appointed by: Chief Judge Albert E. DeRobbio
• Term Length Service: 10 Years
• Appointment Date: February 22, 2000

• 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.