Superior Court Justice Richard Licht to preside over Shekarchi’s bid to halt ethics probe

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 709

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A Superior Court judge whose own jump from one branch of state government to another will weigh whether former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi can do the same in his bid to join the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

Shekarchi on June 25 filed suit against the Rhode Island Ethics Commission seeking to block its investigation into whether his application to become a justice on the high court violates the state’s “revolving door” rule, …

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