United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

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The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island is the United States district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Rhode Island. The District Court was created in 1790 when Rhode Island ratified the Constitution. The Federal Courthouse in Providence was built in 1908.

The United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Robert Clark Corrente.

When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the First Circuit Court of Appeals based in Downtown Boston at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse.

Judges

The District of Rhode Island is authorized to have three federal judges. Since Henry Marchant was appointed to the court in 1790 by George Washington as its first judge, the court has had a total of 21 judges.[1]

Article III judges

See: Article III federal judge


Senior judges

Magistrate judges

Court's history

  • June 23, 1790: Congress organized Rhode Island as one judicial district, authorized one judgeship for the U.S. district court, and assigned the district to the Eastern Circuit.[2]
  • February 13, 1801: Judiciary Act of 1801 reorganized the federal courts into six circuits and assigned the District of Rhode Island to the First Circuit.
  • April 29, 1802: After repealing the Judiciary Act of 1801, Congress in the Judiciary Act of 1802 again organized the federal courts into six circuits and assigned the District of Rhode Island to the First Circuit.
  • March 18, 1966: One additional judgeship authorized.
  • July 10, 1984: One additional judgeship authorized.

Courthouse

U.S. Courthouse, Providence

The court meets in the U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse between Fulton and Washington Streets on the north end of Kennedy Plaza in Providence, Rhode Island. The building is an example of the Beaux Arts style of architecture and urban design popular for civic buildings at the time of its construction.

The building is seven bays wide and twelve bays long. It occupies all of its rectangular site, with the exception of a parking area at the north end of the site adjacent to the Woonasquatucket River. It is of steel frame construction, five stories above a full basement, clad entirely in grey granite. A mezzanine level, whose area is about half the building footprint, is located between the first and second stories. A large central light court provides illumination to the center portions of the top four floors. The main entry is located in the front elevation facing Kennedy Plaza.

The interior was designed to house a post office, a customs offices, and the federal courts. It now houses only the courts.

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References

  1. ↑ List of District of Rhode Island judges
  2. ↑ U.S. District Court of Rhode Island legislative history
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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Active judges

Lisi • Smith

Senior judges

Lagueux • Torres

Magistrate judges

Almond • Hagopian • Lovegreen • Martin

Former judges

Barnes • Bourne • Boyle • Brown • Bullock • Carpenter • Colt • Day • Hartigan • Howell • Knowles • Leahy • Letts • Mahoney • Marchant • Pettine • Pitman • Selya

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