Rhode Island Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline

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The Rhode Island Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline is a judicial disciplinary agency in Rhode Island.

Note: State judicial disciplinary agencies do not have appellate jurisdiction or authority over federal court judges and justices.

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Organization

The commission is made up of 16 members: six judges, three to seven lawyers and three to seven members of the public. The judges, one from each of the six courts, are appointed by the state supreme court. Three lawyers and three members of the public are appointed by the governor with consent from the senate. The speaker of the house, the house minority leader, the president of the senate and the senate minority leader all appoint one lawyer or member of the public.

Code of judicial conduct

• Code of Judicial Conduct "Article VI. Judicial Conduct"

Governing laws

• Rhode Island General Laws, "Title 8, Chapter 16 - Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline"

Contact information

Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline
Licht Judicial Complex
222 Quaker Lane
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886

Phone: (401) 615-5228

See also

• Courts in Rhode Island

External links

• Rhode Island Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline