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United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

United States district court

Field	Value
court_type	district
court_name	United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
abbreviation	D.R.I.
seal	Seal of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.jpg
seal_size	150
map_image_name	USA Rhode Island location map.svg
map_image_width	150
courthouse	Federal Building
location	Providence
appeals_to	First Circuit
established	June 23, 1790
judges_assigned	3
chief	John J. McConnell Jr.
us_attorney	Sarah M. Bloom (acting)
us_marshal	Wing Chau
official_site

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 United States attorney is Zachary A. Cunha.

Legislative history

The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island was established on June 23, 1790, by . 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The incoming Congress repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801, but in the Judiciary Act of 1802, Congress again assigned the District of Rhode Island to the First Circuit.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 . A third seat was added on July 10, 1984, by .

Current judges

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

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
Lee v. Weisman (1992), case involving clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies

United States attorneys for the District of Rhode Island

Some of the U.S. attorneys for Rhode Island

David L. Barnes (1797–1801)
Asher Robbins (1812–1820)
Dutee J. Pearce (1824–1825)
George H. Browne (1852–1861)
Wingate Hayes (1861–1871)
Nathan F. Dixon III (1877–1885)
Walter R. Stiness (1911–1914)
Norman S. Case (1921–1926)
John S. Murdock (1926–1929)
Henry Boss (1929–1934)
J. Howard McGrath (1934–1940)
George Troy (1940–1952)
Edward McEntee (1952–1953)
Raymond James Pettine (1961–1966)
Edward P. Gallogly (1967–1969)
Lincoln Almond (1969–1978)
Paul F. Murray (1978–1981)
Lincoln Almond (1981–1993)
Sheldon Whitehouse (1993–1998)
Margaret E. Curran (1998–2003)
Robert Clark Corrente (2004–2009)
Peter Neronha (2009–2017)
Aaron L. Weisman (2019–2021)
Richard B. Myrus (acting) (2021–present)

References

(December 13, 2021). "Zachary A. Cunha Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island". U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island.
"The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Rhode Island".
(2021-03-01). "Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus".

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