Alberto Aponte Cardona Sr.

Professional career

• The governor’s February 2026 swearing-in release identifies Alberto Aponte Cardona Sr. as a new Rhode Island Family Court associate justice, earlier a magistrate there.
• Sworn in as an associate justice on February 9, 2026, after service as a Family Court magistrate.
• Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Family Court, appointed in 2019 and recently sworn in for a new role in 2026
• Previously a Central Falls Municipal Court associate justice and Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights commissioner

Education

Additional information

• Commissioner, Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights (2005–present)
• Appointment date: May 9, 2019, initially as a magistrate; reappointed in 2026 to fill the seat vacated by Judge Patricia K. Asquith
• He joined the Family Court bench in 2019, becoming its first Latino appointee.
• He graduated from Roger Williams School of Law in 2004 and earlier held the role of a Central Falls Municipal Court associate justice.
• Earlier public service included the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights.
• Replaced retired Judge Patricia K. Asquith.
• He is an Army veteran and has served on the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center board.