Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-5 (2026)

Certification of recommendations to supreme court

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Whenever the commission shall make a determination recommending the reprimand, censure, suspension, immediate temporary suspension, removal, or retirement of a member of the judiciary, it shall file forthwith a copy of the recommendation, certified by the chairperson, together with the transcript and the findings and conclusions, with the chief justice of the supreme court, and the commission shall forthwith give the member of the judiciary written notice of the filing, together with a copy of its findings and recommendations. The notice shall be mailed to the chambers of the judge or to his or her last known place of residence or may be personally delivered to him or her by a member of the commission. The transcript and the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the commission shall be public documents, except when they relate to a hearing concerning a private reprimand pursuant to § 8-16-4(d), in which case they shall be kept confidential.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2001 · leading case: In Re Lallo, 768 A.2d 921 (R.I. 2001).
In Re Lallo, 768 A.2d 921 (R.I. 2001). · cites it 4× “Thus, § 8-16-5 provides as follows: “Whenever the commission shall make a determination recommending the reprimand, censure, suspension, immediate temporary suspension, removal, or retirement of a member of the judiciary, it shall file forthwith a copy of the recommendation,…”
In Re Proceedings Before the Comm'n on Jud. Tenure & Discipline Regarding Fuyat, 578 A.2d 1387 (R.I. 1990). · cites it 4× “Section 8-16-5, as amended by P.L. 1987, ch.”
Matter of Almeida, 611 A.2d 1375 (R.I. 1992). “After further discovery and investigation, the commission issued its findings, conclusions, and recommendations in a report pursuant to § 8-16-5, as amended by P.L. 1987, ch. 492, § 1, and certified that report in order for this court to review its recommendations and to…”
In re the Comm'n on Jud. Tenure & Discipline Proceedings Against Almeida, 611 A.2d 1375 (R.I. 1992). “After further discovery and investigation, the commission issued its findings, conclusions, and recommendations in a report pursuant to § 8-16-5, as amended by P.L.1987, ch. 492, § 1, and certified that report in order for this court to review its recommendations and to…”
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