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# Brian P. Stern

Rhode Island Superior Court · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Rhode Island Superior 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

- The collected biographical information identifies Brian P. Stern as a Rhode Island Superior Court associate justice appointed in 2009 and later assigned to its Business Calendar
- His reported background includes New York and New Jersey private practice, Rhode Island business regulation roles from 1998 to 2002, Department of Administration leadership from 2002 to 2006, and service as Governor Carcieri’s chief of staff from 2006 to 2009
- Private Practice (1991–1998): Associate at Kanterman, Taub & Breitner in New York; later founding partner of Stern & Gonzalez
- Position: Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (lifetime appointment)

### Education

- It records a Clark University B.A. in government in 1988 and Brooklyn Law School J.D. in 1991.
- Clark University — user_supplied_research; bio-e1c5e3d6c79a
- Brooklyn Law School — user_supplied_research; bio-e1c5e3d6c79a

### Additional information

- Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, appointed in 2009, and currently presides over the Providence County Business Calendar
- The overview also discusses his business court leadership and pandemic Business Recovery Plan.
- The identified IAALS profile is a free source for follow-up.
- Educational background includes Clark University

## 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)
- [Official biography source for Brian P. Stern](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/JudicialRoster.pdf)
- [Wikidata: Brian P. Stern](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129007568)
- [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)
- [Official biography source for Brian P. Stern](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Public-Resources/Documents/JudicialRoster.pdf)
- [Wikidata: Brian P. Stern](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129007568)

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