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U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island: Judges
Number of judges: 25
Marchant, Henry (1790-1796)
Bourne, Benjamin (1796-1801)
Barnes, David Leonard (1801-1812)
Howell, David (1812-1824)
Pitman, John (1824-1864)
Bullock, Jonathan Russell (1865-1869)
Knowles, John Power (1869-1881)
Colt, LeBaron Bradford (1881-1884)
Carpenter, George Moulton (1884-1896)
Brown, Arthur Lewis (1896-1927)
Letts, Ira Lloyd (1927-1935)
Mahoney, John Christopher (1935-1940)
Hartigan, John Patrick (1940-1951)
Leahy, Edward Lawrence (1951-1953)
Day, Edward William (1953-1985)
Pettine, Raymond James (1966-2003)
Boyle, Francis Joseph (1977-2006)
Selya, Bruce Marshall (1982-1986)
Lagueux, Ronald Rene (1986-2023)
Torres, Ernest C. (1987-2011)
Lisi, Mary M. (1994-present)
Smith, William E. (2002-present)
McConnell, John James, Jr. (2011-present)
McElroy, Mary Susan (2019-present)
DuBose, Melissa Raye (2025-present)