Rhode Island judicial elections

• Courts in Rhode Island
  • Rhode Island Supreme Court
  • Rhode Island Superior Court
  • Rhode Island District Court
  • Rhode Island Family Court
  • Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court
  • Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal
  • United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
  • United States bankruptcy court, District of Rhode Island
• Judicial selection in Rhode Island

Justices and judges in Rhode Island do not participate in judicial elections. Instead, they are screened by the Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission, chosen via gubernatorial appointment and confirmed by the Rhode Island Legislature. Judges are not subject to terms, but are instead appointed for life.

Rhode Island is one of seven states that does not use judicial elections as a selection method. Instead, judges are selected by one of the appointment methods. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

See also

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Courts in Rhode Island Rhode Island Supreme Court	Elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 Gubernatorial appointments Judicial selection in Rhode Island	Federal courts State courts Local courts

Footnotes

Rhode Island courts

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Federal courts:

First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Rhode Island • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Rhode Island

State courts:

Rhode Island Supreme Court • Rhode Island Superior Court • Rhode Island District Court • Rhode Island Family Court • Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court • Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal

State resources:

Courts in Rhode Island • Rhode Island judicial elections • Judicial selection in Rhode Island