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# Elizbeth Ortiz Whited

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


### Education

- Roger Williams University School of Law — Roger Williams University School of Law; bio-c5f7a7ee5f64; user_supplied_research
- Roger Williams University BS in Paralegal Studies

### Additional information

- Law Office of Elizabeth Ortiz sole practitioner in Kent County (2011–2020)
- Community College of Rhode Island legal studies adjunct (2012–2019).
- RI and Massachusetts bar admissions 2011.
- Elizabeth Ortiz Whited is Associate Justice of Rhode Island Family Court.
- Roger Williams law JD cum laude
- St.
- Central Falls municipal judge
- NAACP Providence Branch supported nomination.
- Educational background includes Roger Williams 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)
- [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)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Elizabeth_Ortiz_%28Rhode_Island%29)
- [opengov.sos.ri.gov](https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/GOVDirectoryPublic/ViewGOVDirectoryDetails?RelationID=5603&EntityID=1196&page=DetailJudge)
- [rinewstoday.com](https://rinewstoday.com/here-come-the-new-ri-judges/)
- [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-ortiz-9a261a19)

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