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Judicial Nominating Commission Notice of Judicial Vacancy; RI Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-15; Child Support and the COVID-19 Court CLE Webinar


The Judicial Nominating Commission of Rhode Island seeks candidates for the following vacancy:
 
Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
(Prospective Vacancy, December 31, 2020)
 
Interested qualified applicants may obtain an application which consists of a Personal Data Questionnaire and a Personal Financial Statement. These forms may be accessed by logging on to jnc.ri.gov and clicking on the appropriate links. Written requests for an application should be faxed to 401-751-0604, attention Rachel DiNezza. Please note that all applications must be in typewritten format. The deadline for filing applications with the Commission is 5:00 p.m. November 17, 2020.
 
Please send completed applications to the attention of the Judicial Nominating Commission, Attention Rachel M. DiNezza, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., One Citizens Plaza, 8th Floor, Providence, Rhode Island 02903-1345.
 
If you have any questions about the application process, please call Chairperson, Sarah T. Dowling at 401-241-3698, e-mail her at sarahtdowling@cox.net or log on to jnc.ri.gov for more information. Please click here to view the original vacancy notice.
 
The Judicial Nominating Commission encourages qualified applicants who will reflect racial, ethnic and gender diversity within the judiciary.

 

Please click here to view RI Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-15 issued by Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell establishing a Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Rhode Island Courts.


 

Don’t miss the upcoming CLE seminar Child Support and the COVID-19 Court: Reflections on Working with WebEx on Thursday, November 5th at 12:45 pm! During this virtual fireside chat, the presenters discuss how the Rhode Island Family Court has made strides to ensure the public has access to justice during the current health crisis, such as implementing night court, remote hearings, and the virtual clerk’s office. This timely seminar will also address how the digital divide affects the public’s access to justice and what the future might look like with the newly implemented technology once the court fully reopens.