Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-16 (2026)

Review by supreme court

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section RI-LEGwebserver.rilegislature.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Any party in interest, if aggrieved by a final judgment of the superior, family, or district court rendered in proceedings brought under § 42-35-15, may, within twenty (20) days from the date of entry of the judgment, petition the supreme court of the state of Rhode Island for a writ of certiorari to review any questions of law involved. The petition for a writ of certiorari shall set forth the errors claimed. Upon the filing of such a petition with the clerk of the supreme court, the supreme court may, if it sees fit, issue its writ of certiorari to the superior, family, or district court to certify to the supreme court the record of the administrative proceeding under review, or so much thereof as was submitted to the superior, family, or district court by the parties, together with any additional record of the proceedings in the superior, family, or district court.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 157 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1965–2022 · leading case: Gott v. Norberg, 417 A.2d 1352 (R.I. 1980).
Gott v. Norberg, 417 A.2d 1352 (R.I. 1980). · cites it 18× “We issued the writ and have the pertinent records before us.”
Johnston Ambulatory Surgical Assocs., Ltd. v. Nolan, 755 A.2d 799 (R.I. 2000). · cites it 10× “The department and Johnston Ambulatory each filed petitions for certiorari with this Court seeking review of the judgment of the trial justice, pursuant to § 42-35-16. The writ was issued on Johnston Ambulatory's petition on March 24, 1999, and on the department's petition on…”
Champlin's Realty Assocs. v. Tikoian, 989 A.2d 427 (R.I. 2010). · cites it 14× “the administrative findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are: "(1) In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions; "(2) In excess of the statutory authority of the agency; "(3) Made upon unlawful procedure; "(4) Affected by other error or law; "(5) Clearly…”
Bendix Corp. v. Norberg, 404 A.2d 505 (R.I. 1979). · cites it 9× “1956 (1977 Reenactment) §42-35-16, 1 the administrator filed a motion for relief from judgment under Super.”
Auto Body Ass'n of Rhode Island v. State, Dep't of Bus. Reg., 996 A.2d 91 (R.I. 2010). · cites it 4× “After a hearing was held on September 15, 2008 with respect to the motions to stay, the hearing justice denied PCI’s motion to stay and partially granted DBR’s motion.”
Baker v. Dep't of Emp. & Training Bd. of Review, 637 A.2d 360 (R.I. 1994). · cites it 4× “” Section 42-35-16. See Barrington School Committee v.”
Milardo v. Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council, 434 A.2d 266 (R.I. 1981). · cites it 2× “Section 42-35-16, however, states that a party seeking Supreme Court review must do so by petition for certiorari.”
Sartor v. Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council, 542 A.2d 1077 (R.I. 1988). · cites it 3× “Further review may be had by way of a petition for certio-rari to this court, pursuant to § 42-35-16. At the outset we observe that administrative institutions are as old as the American government itself.”
Kirby v. Plan. Bd. of Review, 634 A.2d 285 (R.I. 1993). · cites it 3× “General Laws 1956 (1988 Reenactment) § 42-35-15 and § 42-35-16. Specifically, § 42-35-16 provides for Supreme Court review of Superior Court decisions in administrative agency cases by writ of certiorari.”
Barrington Sch. Comm. v. Rhode Island State Labor Relations Bd., 608 A.2d 1126 (R.I. 1992). · cites it 2× “As a consequence the court reversed the decision of the labor board in regard to the confidential status of the business manager’s secretary.”
Berberian v. Dep't of Emp. Sec., Bd. of Review, 414 A.2d 480 (R.I. 1980). · cites it 2× “1956 (1977 Reenactment) § 42-35-16, to review a judgment of the District Court affirming the decision of the Department of Employment Security, Board of Review, denying plaintiff’s request for unemployment compensation.”
Rossi v. Employees' Ret. Sys., 895 A.2d 106 (R.I. 2006). · cites it 2× “Section 42-35-16 (“Review by supreme court”); Johnston Ambulatory Surgical Associates, Ltd.”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-16(a) — 1 case
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.