Rhode Island § 8-10-12 § 8-10-12. Vacancy in office or inability of chief judge of family court.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-10-12 — § 8-10-12. Vacancy in office or inability of chief judge of family court.

Rhode Island § 8-10-12

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-10Family Court

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-12 (2026).

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§ 8-10-12. Vacancy in office or inability of chief judge of family court.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of chief judge of the family court, or whenever
            the chief judge shall be unable, by reason of illness or absence, to perform the duties
            of his or her office, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided in
            § 8-3-4 for filling a vacancy in the office of presiding justice of the superior court.
         

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§ 8-10-12. Vacancy in office or inability of chief judge of family court.

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of chief judge of the family court, or whenever the chief judge shall be unable, by reason of illness or absence, to perform the duties of his or her office, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided in § 8-3-4 for filling a vacancy in the office of presiding justice of the superior court.