Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-23-9 (2026)

Assignment day

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The probate appeal may be assigned to the formal and special cause calendar, the continuous non-jury trial calendar, or the continuous jury trial calendar, as the case may be, which occurs not less than seventy-five (75) days from the date that the probate order or decree appealed was executed by the probate judge.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2007 · leading case: Jerome v. Prob. Court of Town of Barrington, 922 A.2d 119 (R.I. 2007).
Jerome v. Prob. Court of Town of Barrington, 922 A.2d 119 (R.I. 2007). · cites it 2× “Under G.L.1956 § 33-23-9, a probate appeal can be heard by a jury or in a bench trial, or at a hearing on the formal and special cause calendar.”
In Re Est. of Paroda, 845 A.2d 1012 (R.I. 2004). “However, the hearing justice did not assign the matter to either the continuous nonjury trial calendar, the continuous jury calendar, or the formal and special cause calendar pursuant to either § 33-23-9 or § 33-23-10. At the hearing, the parties presented their arguments, after…”
In re Maurer, 706 A.2d 1330 (R.I. 1998). “Neither Gibson nor her counsel offered any justifiable reason for failure to comply with § 33-23-9, which requires that a pro *1331 bate appeal shall, unless otherwise ordered by the court, be in order for assignment on the assignment day which occurs next after sixty-five days…”
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