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Rhode Island State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Rhode Island Welcome to Rhode Island on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Rhode Island judicial system is laid out in Article X of the state constitution. The state court system is made up of the Supreme Court, the Rhode Island Superior Court, the Rhode Island District Court, the Rhode Island Family Court, the Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court and the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal. The federal court system is made up of the District of Rhode Island and the District of Rhode Island Bankruptcy Court. Appeals go to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Rhode Island Rhode Island Supreme Court Appellate None Trial Rhode Island Superior Court Rhode Island District Court Rhode Island Family Court Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal State court projects involving Rhode Island Rhode Island Constitution Rhode Island Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline Judicial interest organizations Rhode Island counties There are 5 counties in Rhode Island. Each county is served by a Superior Court and a District Court. The people of Rhode Island are also served by a Family Court, a Workers' Compensation Court, and a Traffic Tribunal.     To see a list of counties in Rhode Island, please see - Rhode Island counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of Rhode Island Federal court projects involving Rhode Island Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Rhode Island law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Judges in Rhode Island are appointed for life. Candidates are chosen by a nominating commission and, from those candidates, the Governor makes the appointment. Appointees must then be confirmed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are no judicial elections in Rhode Island. Selection Judicial selection in Rhode Island Rhode Island Supreme Court Rhode Island Superior Court Rhode Island Family Court Rhode Island District Court Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. with Senate confirmation Term - Life term Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. with Senate confirmation Term - Life term Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. with Senate confirmation Term - Life term Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. with Senate confirmation Term - Life term Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,038 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Rhode Island State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Rhode Island School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Rhode Island Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

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