Rhode Island § 8-16-10 - Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline
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§ 8-16-10. Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline
R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-16-10
§ 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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 312, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-16-10 ("Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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