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# Alan Goulart

Rhode Island District Court · Clerk/Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: Rhode Island District Court
- State: Rhode Island
- Role: Clerk/Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointment: Appointed by Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell on January 2, 2019 for a 10‐year term
- Prior public service included the United States Navy from 1987–1990 and Rhode Island Department of Attorney General from 1991–2008
- Clerk/magistrate on the Rhode Island District Court

### Education

- University of Rhode Island — University of Rhode Island; bio-4b9188eec33d; user_supplied_research

### Additional information

- Western New England School of Law — Western New England School of Law; bio-4b9188eec33d; user_supplied_research
- The Rhode Island judiciary’s official biography identifies Alan R. Goulart as a magistrate.
- It lists Portsmouth High School, the University of Rhode Island and Western New England College School of Law.
- Educational background includes University of Rhode Island

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### cell phone use

Scope: courtwide

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

Evidence excerpt: Cellular telephone use is strictly prohibited in the courtrooms. Cellular telephone camera and video is strictly prohibited in the courthouse.

[Supreme Court Courthouse Rules](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/Your%20Day%20In%20Court/Courthouse%20Rules%20February%205,%202024.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### recording equipment

Scope: courtwide

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

Evidence excerpt: No photographic or audio-visual equipment of any type, including cameras, video, or audio recorders or players.

[Supreme Court Courthouse Rules](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/Your%20Day%20In%20Court/Courthouse%20Rules%20February%205,%202024.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/JudicialRoster.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/JudicialRoster.pdf)
- [Rhode Island Judiciary official judicial roster](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/JudicialRoster.pdf)
- [Calendars and Public Access to Court Hearings](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Pages/PublicAccessCourtHearings.aspx)
- [Supreme Court Courthouse Rules](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/Your%20Day%20In%20Court/Courthouse%20Rules%20February%205,%202024.pdf)
- [Supreme Court Courthouse Rules, revised February 2024](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/Your%20Day%20In%20Court/Courthouse%20Rules%20February%205,%202024.pdf)
- [www.courts.ri.gov](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/traffictribunal/Documents/Traffic-BioGoulart.pdf)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Alan_R._Goulart)

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