Rhode Island § 8-16-10 § 8-16-10. Disqualification from acting as a commissioner.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-16-10 — § 8-16-10. Disqualification from acting as a commissioner.

Rhode Island § 8-16-10

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-16Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-10 (2026).

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§ 8-16-10. Disqualification from acting as a commissioner.
(a) No judge who is a member of the commission or of the supreme court shall participate
            as a member of the commission or the supreme court in any proceeding regarding his
            or her removal, suspension, immediate temporary suspension, reprimand, retirement,
            or censure.
         
(b) No member of the commission or of the supreme court shall participate in any decisions
            of the commission or the supreme court involving the removal, suspension, immediate
            temporary suspension, reprimand, retirement, or censure of a judge who is related
            to him or her withi

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§ 8-16-10. Disqualification from acting as a commissioner.

(a) No judge who is a member of the commission or of the supreme court shall participate as a member of the commission or the supreme court in any proceeding regarding his or her removal, suspension, immediate temporary suspension, reprimand, retirement, or censure.

(b) No member of the commission or of the supreme court shall participate in any decisions of the commission or the supreme court involving the removal, suspension, immediate temporary suspension, reprimand, retirement, or censure of a judge who is related to him or her within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity or where the one complaining of the actions of a judge against whom proceedings are being taken is related to the member of the commission.