Shekarchi apparently resigns as speaker to pursue seat on Rhode Island Supreme Court

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 1,245

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Wednesday all but ended speculation about his future plans with just over 24 hours to go before applications for an opening on the Rhode Island Supreme Court are due.

Officially, Shekarchi will formally announce if he is applying for a lifetime seat on the state’s highest court on Thursday, according to an email from House spokesperson Larry Berman at 4:13 p.m. But the email also contained a statement …

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