罗得岛州司法提名委员会向州长递交五名人选 竞逐地区法院首席法官
罗得岛州普罗维登斯县普罗维登斯市消息，罗得岛州司法提名委员会10月23日向州长丹·麦基递交五名人选，竞逐即将出缺的地区法院首席法官职位，名单于10月26日见报。人选包括前民主党州参议员斯蒂芬·R·阿奇姆博尔特，以及地区法院现任法官詹姆斯·卡鲁洛、玛丽·麦卡弗里、J·帕特里克·奥尼尔和黛布拉·桑德斯。委员会在公开听证与面试后作出选择，其中四人获得全部八名委员支持，麦卡弗里获得六票，法官科琳·黑斯廷斯未能入选。
这一席位因地区法院首席法官珍妮·E·拉法齐亚离任而出缺。地区法院是罗得岛州最繁忙的法院，每年受理约六万起案件，法官还负责退伍军人与心理健康专门法庭，以及小额索赔与房东房客事务。首席法官起薪为232907美元，由州长在名单中作出任命。
Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission Sends Five Names to the Governor for District Court Chief Judge
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island — Rhode Island's Judicial Nominating Commission sent five names to Governor Dan McKee on October 23 for the soon-to-be-vacant position of chief judge of the District Court, with the list reported on October 26. The nominees include former Democratic state senator Stephen R. Archambault and sitting District Court judges James Caruolo, Mary McCaffrey, J. Patrick O'Neill and Debra Saunders. The commission made its choices after a public hearing and interview process; four of the nominees received the support of all eight commission members, McCaffrey received six votes, and Judge Colleen Hastings was not selected.
The seat is vacant because District Court Chief Judge Jeanne E. LaFazia is leaving the post. The District Court is Rhode Island's busiest court, handling about 60,000 cases a year, and its judges also oversee the veterans and mental health treatment courts, as well as small claims and landlord-tenant matters. The chief judge's starting salary is $232,907, and the appointment will be made by the governor from the list.
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