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# Kasumbu DeCarvalho

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, Rhode Island District Court (sworn in June 7, 2024)
- Partner, Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara, Corporate and Business Team

### Education

- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- University of North Carolina School of Law.

### Additional information

- Nominated for the Rhode Island District Court by Governor Dan McKee in April 2024.
- Worked on domestic and international transactions, financing, mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, intellectual property, and ethics and compliance matters.
- Served on civic and professional boards including the Judicial Tenure and Discipline Commission, Quonset Development, Providence Economic Development Partnership, Providence Retirement Board, Thurgood Marshall Law Society, United Way of Rhode Island, Greater Providence YMCA, and Providence Public Library.

## 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)
- [governor.ri.gov](https://governor.ri.gov/press-releases/governor-mckee-nominates-kas-decarvalho-rhode-island-district-court-bench)
- [governor.ri.gov](https://governor.ri.gov/press-releases/governor-mckee-swears-kas-decarvalho-rhode-island-district-court-associate-judge)
- [opengov.sos.ri.gov](https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/GOVDirectoryPublic/ViewGOVDirectoryDetails?RelationID=6845&EntityID=874&page=DetailJudge)
- [www.golocalprov.com](https://www.golocalprov.com/news/new-mckee-nominates-decarvalho-to-rhode-island-district-court-bench)

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