§ 8-8-21. District court conference.
There shall be a district court conference held annually, or more often, at such time and place as shall be designated by the chief judge. This conference shall consist of all the judges of the district court. The chief judge shall preside and the chief clerk shall act as secretary of the conference. The attorney general, or one of his or her assistants, shall attend to aid and advise the conference. The conference shall, with the concurrence of the chief judge, have power to direct in what manner and to what extent entries shall be made of the decisions, judgments, and proceedings of the district court. To the end that the work of the district court shall be efficiently and expeditiously transacted it shall give attention to all matters believed helpful to that end and shall make recommendations regarding procedure and other matters pertaining to the court.
History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts
Section 8-8-1. - District Court established — Chief and associate justices.
Section 8-8-1.1. - Veterans’ treatment calendar.
Section 8-8-1.2. - Mental health treatment calendar.
Section 8-8-3. - Jurisdiction.
Section 8-8-3.1. - Equitable powers as to housing matters.
Section 8-8-3.2. - Record and appeal of housing matters.
Section 8-8-3.3. - Equitable powers in residential landlord and tenant matters.
Section 8-8-4. - Habeas corpus.
Section 8-8-5. - Contempt of court.
Section 8-8-6. - Special service of process.
Section 8-8-7. - Judges — Temporary service in other courts.
Section 8-8-8. - Engagement and acceptance of appointment.
Section 8-8-8.1. - Administrator/clerk — Magistrate.
Section 8-8-10.1. - Retirement contribution.
Section 8-8-10.2. - State contributions.
Section 8-8-12. - Duties of chief judge.
Section 8-8-12.1. - Constable regulation program.
Section 8-8-13. - Sessions of the court.
Section 8-8-15. - Chief, deputy, and assistant clerks.
Section 8-8-16. - Duties of district court clerks.
Section 8-8-16.1. - Office of clerk/magistrate — Purpose.
Section 8-8-16.2. - District court clerk/magistrate.
Section 8-8-17. - Duties of division clerks.
Section 8-8-18. - Failure of clerk to account for fines and costs.
Section 8-8-19. - Duties of chief clerk.
Section 8-8-20. - Sale of blank writs prohibited.
Section 8-8-21. - District court conference.
Section 8-8-22. - Statutory references to earlier courts.
Section 8-8-23. - Savings clause.
Section 8-8-24. - Tax proceedings to be without jury and de novo — Precedence on calendar.
Section 8-8-25. - Time for commencement of proceeding against the division of taxation.
Section 8-8-26. - Prepayment as condition precedent to review of tax case.
Section 8-8-27. - Refund suits.
Section 8-8-28. - Burden of proof in tax cases.
Section 8-8-29. - Court stenographer in tax cases.
Section 8-8-30. - Decision of the court — Form and contents.
Section 8-8-31. - Frivolous appeals.