LEODPATA Hearing Committee Appointment; Supreme Court Executive Order 2025-06

Pursuant to the amended terms of Chapter 42-28.6 of the General Laws entitled "Law Enforcement Officers' Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act" (LEODPATA), the Rhode Island Bar Association shall annually submit to the Chief Justice of the RI Supreme Court names of attorneys, who are in good standing with the RI Supreme Court, interested in being considered to serve on the LEODPATA hearing committee. The hearing committee is a deliberative body authorized to hold a hearing on a complaint against a law enforcement officer when an investigation or interrogation of a law enforcement officer results in the recommendation of some action, such as demotion, transfer, dismissal, loss of pay, reassignment, or similar action which would be considered a punitive measure. Before taking such action, the law enforcement agency shall give notice to the law enforcement officer that he or she is entitled to a hearing on the issues by a hearing committee.

This is a one-year appointment effective January 1, 2026.

Any Bar member who is interested in being considered for submission by the Rhode Island Bar Association to the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court for potential appointment to the hearing committee, please submit a letter of interest and your resume to Kathleen Bridge, Executive Director at kbridge@ribar.com or postal mail a letter to her attention at Rhode Island Bar Association, 41 Sharpe Drive, Cranston, RI, on or before Friday, October 10, 2025.

Thank you for your attention and anticipated consideration.

Please click here to view Supreme Court Executive Order 2025-06 regarding the Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts.

Hard copies of Supreme Court executive orders may be obtained by contacting the Clerk’s Office at 222-3272. The executive orders issued by the Supreme Court can also be viewed and downloaded from the Rhode Island Judiciary’s website here.

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