Rhode Island District Court Associate Judge

Associate Judge

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

• High School: Pilgrim High School, 1978
• College: Elmira College, BA, 1982
• Graduate School: Elmira College, MS Ed, 1985; New England School of Law, JD, 1988

• Appointed by: Governor Donald L. Carcieri
• Term Length Service: Lifetime
• Appointment Date: October 22, 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.