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# Colleen M. Hastings

Rhode Island District Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

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

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Judge of the Rhode Island District Court, Second Division, appointed by Governor Donald L. Carcieri on October 22, 2010
- The collected biographical information identifies Colleen M. Hastings as a Rhode Island District Court, Second Division, associate judge appointed on October 22, 2010
- Her reported earlier roles include Family Court magistrate, owner of the Family Law Center of Rhode Island, Newport assistant city solicitor from 1998 to 2008, and Rhode Island Senate majority leader’s assistant legal counsel from 2006 to 2008.

### Education

- Suffolk University Law School — user_supplied_research; bio-42060a302fb9 — J.D. (1991)
- It records a University of Rhode Island B.A. in 1985 and Suffolk University J.D. in 1991.
- University of Rhode Island — user_supplied_research; bio-42060a302fb9

### Additional information

- It also reports bar association service, pro bono awards, community activities and the 2018 Newport St. Patrick’s Day parade grand marshal role.
- Served as a Family Court magistrate before nomination to District Court in 2010.
- She founded the Family Law Center of Rhode Island and served as a Family Court magistrate before her District Court appointment in 2010.
- Founded the Family Law Center of Rhode Island after earning her law degree.
- Judge Hastings has a long-standing career in Rhode Island’s legal system, combining judicial service with legal practice and civic leadership.

## 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)

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