United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
| United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (D.R.I.) |
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| Appeals to | First Circuit |
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| Established | June 23, 1790 |
| Judges assigned | 3 |
| Chief judge | Mary M. Lisi |
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The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (in case citations, D.R.I.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Rhode Island. The District Court was created in 1790 when Rhode Island ratified the Constitution. The Federal Courthouse was built in 1908.
Appeals from the District of Rhode Island are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Peter F. Neronha.
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[edit] Legislative history
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island was established on June 23, 1790 by 1 Stat. 128. Congress authorized one judgeship for the Court, and assigned the district to the Eastern Circuit. On February 13, 1801, the outgoing lame duck Federalist-controlled Congress passed the controversial Judiciary Act of 1801 which reassigned the District of Rhode Island to the First Circuit.
The incoming Congress repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801, but in the Judiciary Act of 1802, Congress again assigned the District of Rhode Island to the First Circuit.
A second seat on the Court was created on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75. A third seat was added on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333.
[edit] Current Judges
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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| 21 | Chief Judge | Mary M. Lisi | Providence | 1950 | 1994–present | 2006–present | — | Clinton |
| 22 | District Judge | William E. Smith | Providence | 1959 | 2002–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 23 | District Judge | John J. McConnell, Jr. | Providence | 1958 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
| 19 | Senior District Judge | Ronald Rene Lagueux | Providence | 1931 | 1986–2001 | 1992–1999 | 2001–present | Reagan |
[edit] Former Judges
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
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| David Leonard Barnes | Thomas Jefferson | April 30, 1801[1] | November 3, 1812 | – | death |
| Benjamin Bourne | George Washington | October 13, 1796[2] | February 20, 1801 | – | reappointment |
| Francis Joseph Boyle | Jimmy Carter | July 1, 1977 | December 1, 1992 | September 11, 2006 | death |
| Arthur Lewis Brown | Grover Cleveland | October 15, 1896[3] | June 30, 1927 | – | retirement |
| Jonathan Russell Bullock | Abraham Lincoln | February 11, 1865 | September 15, 1869 | – | resignation |
| George Moulton Carpenter | Chester A. Arthur | December 18, 1884 | July 31, 1896 | – | death |
| LeBaron B. Colt | James A. Garfield | March 21, 1881 | July 23, 1884 | – | reappointment |
| Edward William Day | Dwight D. Eisenhower | November 10, 1953[4] | March 19, 1976 | October 22, 1985 | death |
| John Patrick Hartigan | Franklin D. Roosevelt | February 12, 1940 | January 13, 1951 | – | reappointment |
| David Howell | James Madison | November 17, 1812 | July 30, 1824 | – | death |
| John Power Knowles | Ulysses Grant | October 9, 1869[5] | March 21, 1881 | – | retirement |
| Edward L. Leahy | Harry S. Truman | January 3, 1951 | July 22, 1953 | – | death |
| Ira Lloyd Letts | Calvin Coolidge | June 9, 1927[6] | June 24, 1935 | – | resignation |
| John Christopher Mahoney | Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 7, 1935 | February 21, 1940 | – | reappointment |
| Henry Marchant | George Washington | July 3, 1790 | August 30, 1796 | – | death |
| Raymond James Pettine | Lyndon B. Johnson | June 29, 1966 | July 6, 1982 | November 17, 2003 | death |
| John Pitman | James Monroe | August 4, 1824[7] | November 17, 1864 | – | death |
| Bruce M. Selya | Ronald Reagan | August 18, 1982 | November 24, 1986 | – | reappointment |
| Ernest C. Torres | Ronald Reagan | November 6, 1987 | December 1, 2006 | June 1, 2011 | retirement |
[edit] Notable cases
- West v. Barnes (1791), the first case appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court
- Fricke v. Lynch (1980), case involving government gender limits on prom dates
[edit] Notes
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 6, 1802, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1802, and received commission on January 26, 1802.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 21, 1796, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1796, and received commission on December 22, 1796.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 8, 1896, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 1896, and received commission on December 15, 1896.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received commission on February 9, 1954.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1869, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 1870, and received commission on January 24, 1870.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 4, 1928, and received commission on January 4, 1928.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1824, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1825, and received commission on January 3, 1825.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Official Website
- United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Official Website
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