Bristol County, Rhode Island

Bristol County, Rhode Island

Bristol County is located within the Rhode Island Providence/Bristol Judicial District which is in the Sixth Division District Court. The people of Rhode Island are also served by a Family Court, a Workers' Compensation Court, and a Traffic Tribunal.

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has jurisdiction in Bristol County. Appeals from the District of Rhode Island go to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Superior Court

Rhode Island Superior Court

The Superior Court has a Presiding Justice, 21 Associate Justices and five Magistrate judges. Judges receive office via the merit method.

Current judges

The Presiding Judge of the Rhode Island Superior Court is Alice Bridget Gibney.

William E. Carnes, Jr. Edward C. Clifton Bennett Gallo Patricia A. Hurst Robert D. Krause Jeffrey A. Lanphear Luis Matos

Susan E. McGuirl Stephen P. Nugent Daniel A. Procaccini Kristin Rodgers Allen P. Rubine Judith Colenback Savage Michael A. Silverstein

Brian P. Stern Walter R. Stone Sarah Taft-Carter Brian Van Couyghen Melanie Wilk Thunberg Netti C. Vogel Vacancy

Magistrate judges

• General Magistrate Patricia L. Harwood
• Special Magistrate Patrick T. Burke
• Magistrate John F. McBurney III
• Magistrate Susan L. Revens
• Magistrate John F. Flynn

Former judges

• Mark A. Pfeiffer

District Court

Rhode Island District Court

The Acting Chief Judge for the Rhode Island District Courts and their Divisions is Jeanne E. LaFazia. The Associate Judges are:

• Elaine T. Bucci
• Anthony Capraro
• Frank J. Cenerini
• William C. Clifton
• Colleen M. Hastings
• Joseph T. Houlihan
• Joseph P. Ippolito, Jr.
• Stephen M. Isherwood
• Christine S. Jabour
• Joseph A. Montalbano
• Mary E. McCaffrey
• Rafael Ovalles
• Madeline Quirk
• Pamela Woodcock-Pfeiffer

See also

• Rhode Island counties
• Courts in Rhode Island

References