· RI legislature · 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION

Requires the JNC to establish standardized merit-based selection process and that applications be evaluated according to uniform, job-related criteria adopted in advance and published on the commission's website.

Sponsor

Cherie Cruz (D-RI)

Introduced

2026-02-27

Policy area

Law

Latest action

02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary