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# Allison Abilheira

Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal
- State: Rhode Island
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career


### Education

- Roger Williams University School of Law — bio-3b889881b38f; user_supplied_research

### Additional information

- Founder of Abilheira Law before service as a Traffic Tribunal magistrate.
- Practice focus: Before joining the Traffic Tribunal, Abilheira practiced law in Rhode Island, providing representation in multiple legal areas
- Prior career: Founder of Abilheira Law, a Rhode Island-based law firm specializing in criminal defense, family law, immigration, and estate planning
- Bar Association directory: Rhode Island Bar Association – Allison C. Abilheira Rhode Island Bar Association
- The Rhode Island Bar Association directory directly identifies Hon.
- Allison C. Abilheira as serving on the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.
- Educational background includes Roger Williams University School of Law.

## 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)
- [ribar.com](https://ribar.com/?pg=memberdirectory&dirAction=memberDetails&dirMemberid=3768827)
- [www.abilheiralaw.com](https://www.abilheiralaw.com/about/)
- [www.courts.ri.gov](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/traffictribunal/Pages/Court%20Members.aspx)

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