Yes, Shekarchi is stepping down as speaker. He has now applied for open Supreme Court seat.

By: Christopher Shea, Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 1,243

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi is stepping down from the chamber’s rostrum to seek an open seat on the Rhode Island Supreme Court, cementing a decision widely speculated on for months and confirmed a day ago.

Shekarchi, a Warwick Democrat, announced Thursday at 11 a.m. that he applied to fill the vacancy created by the March 27 retirement of Associate Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, who stepped down after nearly three decades on the …

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