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# Laureen D’Ambra

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

- Laureen A. D’Ambra is an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Family Court, appointed by Governor Donald L. Carcieri on February 13, 2004, and has held the role of the State of Rhode Island’s Child Advocate since 1989

### Education

- JD — Suffolk University Law School — 1980 — Suffolk University Law School, JD, 1980; bio-00a9c8a9b69d; user_supplied_research
- Educational background includes Suffolk University — B.S. (1977)
- BS — Suffolk University — 1977 — Suffolk University, BS, 1977; bio-00a9c8a9b69d; user_supplied_research
- St.Mary Academy Bay View1975.

### Additional information

- Lumen Gentium public service award2019 with James D’Ambra
- Silver Rattle2006,RI Victims Advocate2006,Justinian Pro Bono2005.
- Children’s Code Commission1989–2004 and governor foster placement/adoption commission.
- RI Child Advocate1989–2004
- DCF appellate counsel1988–1989,legal counsel1980–1987
- Lovett & Linder attorney1980–1981.
- Suffolk BS magna cum laude1977,crime/delinquency certificate1977,Suffolk law JD1980
- Former Rhode Island child advocate before joining Family Court.

## 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)
- [opengov.sos.ri.gov](https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/GOVDirectoryPublic/ViewGOVDirectoryDetails?RelationID=144&EntityID=1196&page=DetailJudge)
- [rilawyersweekly.com](https://rilawyersweekly.com/judicial-profiles/rhode-island-family-court/lauren-a-dambra/)
- [thericatholic.com](https://thericatholic.com/stories/couple-dedicate-lives-to-educating-advocating-and-protecting-lives-of-children-in-ri,10767)

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