Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee
250 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2500 (voice)
(Pursuant to Supreme Court Article 6, Rule 4)

 

Members: The Honorable Victoria Lederberg, Justice, Supreme Court, Chair The Honorable Joseph F. Rodgers, Jr., Presiding Justice, Superior Court The Honorable Jeremiah S. Jeremiah, Jr., Chief Judge, Family Court The Honorable Albert E. DeRobbio, Chief Judge, District Court The Honorable Robert F. Arrigan, Chief Judge, Workers' Compensation Court The Honorable Vincent Pallozzi, Chief Judge, Administrative Adjudication Court Milton H. Hamolsky, M.D Lauren E. Jones, Esquire John A. MacFadyen, III, Esquire William P. Robinson, Esquire

The Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee was established by Supreme Court, Article 6, Rule 4, issued on March 25, 1993. The rule was adopted in recognition of the fact that the periodic evaluation of a judge's performance is a reliable method for promoting judicial excellence and competence. Under the rule, the committee is responsible for developing and administering a program for the continuing evaluation of judicial performance under the Supreme Court's supervision.
The primary goal of performance evaluation is not only to promote the self-improvement of individual judges but also to promote the improvement of the Judiciary as a whole. A secondary goal is the improvement of the design and the content of continuing judicial-education programs.
The data that has been compiled is periodically transmitted to the Chief Justice and the Chief Judges of each court. The Chief Judge then reviews with each judge his or her evaluations that were submitted during the year. In the Superior Court, either the Presiding Justice or one of several retired judges of that court may conduct this review with the judge under review.