Rhode Island § 8-8-1 § 8-8-1. District Court established — Chief and associate justices.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 8-8-1 — § 8-8-1. District Court established — Chief and associate justices.

Rhode Island § 8-8-1

Title 8Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts

Ch. 8-8District Court

This text of Rhode Island § 8-8-1 (§ 8-8-1. District Court established — Chief and associate justices.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-1 (2026).

Text

§ 8-8-1. District Court established — Chief and associate justices.
There is established a district court for the state of Rhode Island which shall consist
            of a chief judge and fourteen (14) associate judges. The district court shall be a
            court of record and shall have a seal with such words and devices as it shall adopt.
         

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 4; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 5; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 15, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 11, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.