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R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-2-4 (2026)

Presiding justice as administrative judge

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The presiding justice of the superior court shall be the administrative judge. He or she shall be the administrative head of the superior court and have supervision and control of the calendars and of the assignment of justices. All court stenographers and secretaries shall be under his or her supervision. It shall be his or her duty to gather such statistics as shall reflect accurately the work of the court for the information of the court and such other use as he or she may deem expedient.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2011 · leading case: McKenna v. Williams, 874 A.2d 217 (R.I. 2005).
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McKenna v. Williams, 874 A.2d 217 (R.I. 2005). · cites it 4× “" On April 26, 2005, the Presiding Justice of the Superior Court, pursuant to the provisions of G.L.1956 §§ 8-2-4 and 8-2-23, appointed three members of that court "to be a quorum for the purpose of presiding *222 over the preliminary motions and trial" of this case.”
State v. Gordon, 30 A.3d 636 (R.I. 2011). “See § 8-2-4 (“The presiding justice of the [Sjuperior [Cjourt shall be the administrative judge.”
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