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Judge directoryJoanna M. Achille

Active Trial judge

Joanna M. Achille

Rhode Island Superior Court

Rhode Island

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Associate Justice
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Or Courthouse Access

Restricted

Rhode Island Supreme Court courthouse rules prohibit cellular telephone use in courtrooms and prohibit cell-phone camera and video use in the courthouse.

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Section
Supreme Court Courthouse Rules
Effective
February 5, 2024
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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Cellular telephone use is strictly prohibited in the courtrooms. Cellular telephone camera and video is strictly prohibited in the courthouse.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Courthouse Access

Restricted

Rhode Island courthouse rules list photographic and audio-visual equipment, including cameras and audio or video recorders, as prohibited items.

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Section
Prohibited Items
Effective
February 5, 2024
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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No photographic or audio-visual equipment of any type, including cameras, video, or audio recorders or players.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Rhode Island Judiciary. 4 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.