RI Senate begins judicial nominations process. House hearing on McKee’s Supreme Court pick pending

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 741

Last Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago

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The Rhode Island Senate returned Thursday for a rare fall session to begin the advice and consent process for eight magistrate nominations and formally read in Gov. Dan McKee’s nominee to the state’s Supreme Court.

“As we convene in the Senate chamber, let us once again contemplate our reason for being here,” Sen. John Burke, a West Warwick Democrat, said during the opening invocation of the six-minute floor session.

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