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Judiciary Committee, Rhode Island State Senate
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Rhode Island State Senate.
Per Section 5 of the Senate Rules, committees of the Rhode Island State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Senators are appointed to standing committees every two years. Each standing committee is made up of the President of the Senate and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate.[1] These three leaders are considered to be ex officio members with voting rights in all committees. Any vacancies that have occurred shall be filled by the President of the Senate.[2] The President of the Senate has the power to appoint the chair, vice chair, and secretary among the membership of each committee.[3]
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | It shall be the duty of the committee on judiciary to consider the appointments of the governor referred to it by the senate which require the advice and consent of the senate and all legislation and matters which affect the penal code, judicial system, ethics, open meetings, access to public records and election laws of the state, to maintain oversight over the application, execution and operation of the laws within its jurisdiction and to consider such other matters as may be referred to it by the senate. In the matters of judicial appointments and those public hearings designated by the committee chair, all testimony shall be under oath and preserved by stenographic record which shall be transcribed upon the order of the chair.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Michael McCaffrey, Chair | • Mark Gee | |||
| • Paul Jabour, Vice chair | ||||
| • Steve Archambault | ||||
| • William Conley Jr. | ||||
| • Cynthia Armour Coyne | ||||
| • Frank Lombardi | ||||
| • Erin Lynch | ||||
| • Harold Metts | ||||
| • Donna Nesselbush | ||||
| • Leonidas Raptakis | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Michael J. McCaffrey, Chair | • Mark Gee | |||
| • Erin P. Lynch, Secretary | ||||
| • Paul V. Jabour, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Stephen R. Archambault | ||||
| • William J. Conley, Jr. | ||||
| • Frank S. Lombardi | ||||
| • Harold M. Metts | ||||
| • Donna M. Nesselbush | ||||
| • Leonidas P. Raptakis | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Judiciary Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Michael J. McCaffrey, Chair | • Dawson Tucker Hodgson | |||
| • Erin P. Lynch, Secretary | ||||
| • Paul V. Jabour, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Stephen R. Archambault | ||||
| • William J. Conley, Jr. | ||||
| • Frank S. Lombardi | ||||
| • Harold M. Metts | ||||
| • Donna M. Nesselbush | ||||
| • Leonidas P. Raptakis | ||||
2011-2012
| Judiciary Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Michael McCaffrey, Chair | • Dawson Hodgson | |||
| • Erin Lynch, Secretary | • Glenford Shibley | |||
| • Paul Jabour, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Maryellen Goodwin | ||||
| • Harold Metts | ||||
| • Donna Nesselbush | ||||
| • Rhoda Perry | ||||
| • William Walaska | ||||
2009-2010
| Judiciary Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Maryellen Goodwin | • Leo Blais | |||
| • Paul Jabour | ||||
| • Charles Levesque | ||||
| • Erin Lynch | ||||
| • Christopher Maselli | ||||
| • John McBurney | ||||
| • Michael McCaffrey | ||||
| • Harold Metts | ||||
| • Rhoda Perry | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.2)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.3)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.4)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.1-1)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
