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# Alberto Aponte Cardona Sr.

Rhode Island Family Court · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Rhode Island Family Court
- State: Rhode Island
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- 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)
- 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
- 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.

## 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)
- [Governor swearing-in announcement, February 10, 2026](https://governor.ri.gov/press-releases/governor-mckee-swears-new-judges-rhode-islands-superior-and-family-courts)
- [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)
- [opengov.sos.ri.gov](https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/GOVDirectoryPublic/ViewGOVDirectoryDetails?RelationID=5606&EntityID=1196&page=DetailJudge)

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