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# Keith Cardoza, Jr.

Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Rhode Island Workers' Compensation 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

- Keith A. Cardoza, Jr. is an Associate Judge of the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court, appointed by Governor Gina Raimondo in 2019, specializing in cases involving workplace injuries and related medical treatment
- He previously held the role of an associate at McKenny, Quigley, Izzo & Clarkin
- Founding partner at Izzo, Gardner & Cardoza before Workers’ Compensation Court appointment.
- Before joining the bench, Cardoza was a founding partner at Izzo, Gardner & Cardoza

### Education

- Roger Williams University School of Law — bio-1cd40f98184c; user_supplied_research — J.D. (2010)
- Educational background includes University of Rhode Island
- University of Rhode Island — bio-1cd40f98184c; user_supplied_research

### Additional information

- representing employers, employees, insurers, and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
- He has appeared in all trial courts in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
- Cardoza notes that his judicial work involves “complex cases” with “a myriad of medical issues” and requires careful evaluation of credibility and causation in workplace injury disputes

## 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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