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Rhode Island Supreme Court RulesJudges, Magistrates, and Judicial ProceedingsArticle VI - Rhode Island Code of Judicial ConductCanon 4 - A Judge or Judicial Nominee for Judicial Office Shall Not Engage in Political Activity That Is Inconsistent with the Independence, Integrity, or Impartiality of the Judiciary
Rule 6 - Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education.
Rule 6.6 - In-House Orientation.

R.I. Sup. Ct. R. 6.6

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Rule 6.6 - In-House Orientation.

Each newly-appointed or promoted Judicial Officer shall participate in an in-house orientation to the bench. A senior Judicial Officer on the respective court shall be partnered with the new Judicial Officer and shall serve as a mentor. The orientation/mentor partnership shall include observations and discussions on, among other topics, case flow, substantive law, sentencing, ethics, termination of legal practice, and bench skills. The partnership shall be for a period of one (1) to three (3) weeks, at the discretion of the chief justice, presiding justice, chief judge, or chief magistrate of the court in which the newly-appointed or promoted Judicial Officer is to sit.

R.I. Sup. Ct. R. 6.6

Amended 6/6/2018.