{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-1","heading":"District Court established — Chief and associate justices.","body":"There is established a district court for the state of Rhode Island which shall consist of a chief judge and fourteen (14) associate judges. The district court shall be a court of record and shall have a seal with such words and devices as it shall adopt.","path":["Title 8 Courts and Civil Procedure — Courts","Chapter 8 District Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE8/8-8/8-8-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:53Z","sha256":"eb620efb916f349ccb742354029f8f2fb8680c9d3121b9dbe3a5f0afd728a9da","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-7-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-8-8-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}