Calendars and Public Access to Court Hearings in the Family Court

Remote hearings will be conducted in the Family Court. Please click on the daily calendar link below for scheduling information (date, time, case number, parties, attorneys of record, and hearing type) for the judicial officer. Only attorneys, parties, and witnesses to a matter can access a hearing by clicking on the appropriate “Parties’ Courtroom Link(s)” below at the scheduled date and time. Only attorneys, parties, and witnesses to a case will be admitted into the courtroom and allowed to participate in the hearing. Members of the public can access hearings by clicking on the “Remote Hearing” link under the “Public Judicial Live Steam” heading at the scheduled date and time. Members of the public will be able to listen and view the remote hearings through a Dacast live stream. Members of the public will not hear or see anything until the hearing begins. If a hearing is not available at the designated date and time, please contact the clerk’s office or refer to the calendar of the particular judicial officer on the Rhode Island Judiciary Public Portal.

Judicial Officer	Parties' Courtroom Link(s)	Public Judicial Live Stream	Remote Calendar	Daily In-person Calendar
Chief Judge Michael Forte	WebEx Courtroom Garrahy 5Z	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Laureen D'Ambra	WebEx Courtroom Garrahy 5K	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Karen Lynch Bernard	WebEx Washington County Courtroom 1	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Patricia Asquith			Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Sandra Lanni	WebEx Courtroom Garrahy 5L	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Lia N. Stuhlsatz			Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Feidlim Gill	WebEx Newport County Courtroom 3	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Richard A. Merola	WebEx Courtroom Garrahy 5A	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Elizabeth Ortiz	WebEx Kent County Courtroom 3E	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Shilpa Naik			Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Jeanine P. McConaghy			Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Alberto Aponte Cardona	WebEx Courtroom Garrahy 5Y	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Associate Justice Andrea M. Iannazzi	WebEx Kent County Courtroom 3B	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
General Magistrate Daniel V. Ballirano	WebEx Courtroom Garrahy 5B	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Magistrate Jeanne L. Shepard	Newport County DHS WebEx Washington County DHS WebEx	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Magistrate Edward H. Newman	DHS Hearings Courtroom Garrahy 5C	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Magistrate Paul T. Jones, Jr.	Kent County DHS WebEx	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Magistrate Denise C. Finkelman	WebEx Kent County Courtroom 3D	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily
Magistrate Ronald Cascione			Remote	Daily
Magistrate Samantha Polisena	WebEx Courtroom Garrahy 3C		Remote	Daily
Magistrate Susan Nahabedian	DHS Hearings Courtroom Garrahy 5F	Remote Hearing	Remote	Daily