Shekarchi makes the list of Rhode Island Supreme Court potential nominees. But will he make the cut?

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 1,246

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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Two judges, a state prosecutor, an appellate litigator who has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, and former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi made the list of potential nominees to fill an open seat on the state’s high court the Judicial Nominating Commission approved Tuesday.

All five applied in May to fill the vacancy left when Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg retired in March. But only four of them received unanimous support …

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