§ 8-2-1. Composition. There shall be a superior court which shall consist of a presiding justice and twenty-one (21) associate justices. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1913, ch. 906, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2157, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1554, […]
§ 8-2-1.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 404, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 24, § 7; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 65, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1993, ch. 99, § 2, effective July 14, 1993.
§ 8-2-1.2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 358, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 23, § 2, effective July 1, 1995.
§ 8-2-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1233, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 8-2-10; Repealed by P.L. 2002, ch. 222, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 377, § 4, effective June 28, 2002.
§ 8-2-11. Administrative clerk. There shall be an administrative clerk in the superior court, who shall be appointed by the presiding justice in his or her capacity as administrative judge and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the administrative judge. The clerk shall perform such duties and attend to such matters as may […]
§ 8-2-11.1. Administrator/magistrate. (a) Any person holding the position of administrative clerk in the superior court who is a member of the bar of Rhode Island may be appointed administrator/magistrate for a term of ten (10) years and until a successor is appointed and qualified, by the presiding justice, with the advice and consent of […]
§ 8-2-12. Seal of superior court. The superior court shall have a seal in each of the counties of Providence, Newport, Kent, and Washington, which shall contain the words “SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND”, with the name of the county in which the seal belongs, and also such device as the justices […]
§ 8-2-13. Exclusive jurisdiction of equity actions. The superior court shall, except as otherwise provided by law, have exclusive original jurisdiction of suits and proceedings of an equitable character and of statutory proceedings following the course of equity; provided, however, that every probate court shall have the power, concurrent with the superior court, to replace, […]
§ 8-2-13.1. Retaining equity jurisdiction during arbitration. Notwithstanding the existence of any agreement providing for the resolution of disputes, contract violations, or grievances by way of arbitration or other statutory means, the superior court shall have equity jurisdiction to issue temporary restraining orders and injunctions to maintain the status quo as it existed prior to […]
§ 8-2-14. Jurisdiction of actions at law. (a) The superior court shall have original jurisdiction of all actions at law where title to real estate or some right or interest therein is in issue, except actions for possession of tenements let or held at will or by sufferance; and shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of […]
§ 8-2-15. Criminal jurisdiction. The superior court shall have original jurisdiction of all crimes, offenses, and misdemeanors, except as otherwise provided by law, and shall sentence all persons found guilty before it to the punishment prescribed by law. All indictments found by grand juries shall be returned into the court. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § […]
§ 8-2-15.1. Gun court calendar. (a) Findings and declarations. The General Assembly finds that: (1) There has been significant growth in the use of firearms in the commission of violent crimes. (2) Many of the shootings are drug or gang related and endanger law abiding citizens. (3) Many of the gun offenses are committed while […]
§ 8-2-16. Jurisdiction of motions for new trial and extraordinary writs. The superior court shall have jurisdiction of such motions for new trials as may be provided by law, and concurrently with the supreme court shall have jurisdiction of writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, and informations in the nature of quo warranto. History […]
§ 8-2-17. Jurisdiction of appeals, statutory proceedings, and probate matters. The superior court shall have jurisdiction of such appeals and statutory proceedings as may be provided by law, and may exercise general probate jurisdiction in all cases brought before it on appeal from probate courts, or when such jurisdiction is properly involved in suits in […]
§ 8-2-18 — 8-2-22. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 26; P.L. 1935, ch. 2254, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § 25; Repealed by P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 20.
§ 8-2-2. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 2; P.L. 1930, ch. 1504, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2254, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 8-2-2; P.L. 1977, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 97, § 1; […]
§ 8-2-23. One justice quorum — Two or more sitting together. Any one justice of the superior court shall be a quorum for all purposes, except as otherwise provided; but the court may, when so ordered by the presiding justice, be held for any purpose by two (2) or more justices, to be designated as […]
§ 8-2-24. Simultaneous sessions. Superior courts may be held, with or without juries, by different justices at the same time and in different places in the same county or in different counties. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § […]
§ 8-2-25. Powers of supreme court justice in vacation. Any justice of the supreme court may exercise in the vacation of the superior court all the powers which may be exercised during such time by a justice of the superior court. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 14; G.L. 1923, […]
§ 8-2-26. Power of justice after retirement, resignation, or elevation. Whenever any justice of the superior court shall cease to be a justice thereof by reason of elevation to the supreme court, resignation, or retirement, he or she shall have the power to exercise the function of a justice of the superior court for the […]
