§ 8-4-1 Clerk of supreme court
§ 8-4-2 Appointment and term of supreme court clerk
§ 8-4-3 Vacancy in office of clerk
§ 8-4-3.1 Repealed
§ 8-4-4 Clerks of superior court
§ 8-4-4.1 Retirement of superior court clerks as clerks emeritus
§ 8-4-5 Appointment, terms, and salaries of superior court clerks
§ 8-4-6 Vacancies in office of superior court clerk
§ 8-4-7 Repealed
§ 8-4-8 General duties of clerks
§ 8-4-9 Duty to recite pleadings in record of judgment
§ 8-4-10 Indexing of judgment records
§ 8-4-11 Repealed
§ 8-4-12 Appointment of clerk pro tempore
§ 8-4-13 Qualification and compensation of clerk pro tempore
§ 8-4-14 Appointment of deputies
§ 8-4-15 Removal of deputies – Compensation – Liability for misconduct or neglect
§ 8-4-16 Assistant supreme court clerks
§ 8-4-17 Appointment of assistant superior court clerks – Employment of clerical assistance by the presiding justice
§ 8-4-18 Powers of assistants in Providence and Bristol counties
§ 8-4-19 Employment of clerical assistants in Kent, Washington, and Newport counties
§ 8-4-20 Custody of files and records
§ 8-4-21 General assistant clerks

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 8-4 - Clerks of Supreme and Superior Courts

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9