Rhode Island District Court Administrative Judge

Administrative Judge

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

• High School: Hope High School
• College: Boston College
• Graduate School: Suffolk University Law School

• Appointed by: Governor Bruce G. Sundlun
• Term Length Service: Lifetime
• Appointment Date: August 18, 1994

• 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.