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Rhode Island judicial system

"The Rhode Island Judiciary is a unified court system comprised of the Supreme Court, Superior Court, Family Court, District Court, Workers' Compensation Court, and Traffic Tribunal." ^[1] The Supreme and Superior Courts are appellate in nature, while the others are trial courts.

Rhode Island judicial news

Two new nominees for the federal courts announced

New York and Rhode Island: President Obama announced the nomination of two judges for the federal courts: Denny Chin for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and O. Rogeriee Thompson for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. ^[1]

Denny Chin was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. He graduated from Princeton with his Bachelor's degree in 1975 and from Fordham University School of Law with his Juris Doctor degree in 1978. On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Moynihan, Chin was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Bill Clinton on March 24, 1994, where he currently serves. ^[2]

O. Rogeriee Thompson was recommended to the President by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, who called her "highly qualified". ^[3] She received an A.B. in 1973 from Brown University, and a J.D. in 1976 from Boston University School of Law. If confirmed by the Senate, Thompson would be the first black judge to serve the First District. ^[4]

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