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Providence, RI 02903
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TTY: 711

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Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice

Paul A. Suttell
Chief Justice

Contact Information
  • Rhode Island Supreme Court, Frank Licht Judicial Complex
    250 Benefit Street
    Providence, RI 02903
  • Office Phone: 401-222-3943
  • TTY: 711
Biographical
    Public Service Information
    • Public Offices and Appointments: State Representative, 1983-90 (Dep. Minority Leader, 1985-1990); Delegate to Republican National Convention (1988)
    • Prior Government Offices: Appointed as Chief Justice in 2009; first appointed as a Supreme Court Justice in 2003; Associate Justice, R.I. Family Court (1990-2003); Director, RI Agricultural Lands Preservation; Legal Counsel to House Minority Leader 1979-82; Newport County Convention and Visitors Bureau
    General Background
    • High School: Moses Brown, 1967
    • College: Northwestern University, BA 1971
    • Graduate School: Suffolk University Law School, JD 1976
    • Business and Personal Affiliations: Member, American, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Newport County Bar Associations; Director, Little Compton Historical Society; Director, Adoption Rhode Island; Director, Conference of Chief Justices