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# Luis Matos

Rhode Island Superior Court · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Rhode Island Superior 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

- Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (2012–present) — Appointed by then‐Governor Lincoln Chafee in 2012
- On August 12, 2026, Governor Dan McKee nominated Judge Matos to fill the vacancy on the Rhode Island Supreme Court created by the retirement of Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg

### Education

- University of Connecticut School of Law — 1990 — University of Connecticut School of Law, 1990; bio-ac862d825914; user_supplied_research
- Brown University — 1986 — Brown University, 1986; bio-ac862d825914; user_supplied_research

### Additional information

- Educational background includes Brown University, 1986
- Former federal prosecutor in Rhode Island, including service as first assistant and acting U.S. attorney.
- Also worked at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. as a trial and appellate attorney before the Federal Court of Claims
- Chosen from five candidates recommended by the Judicial Nominating Commission.
- Judge Luis M. Matos is a Portuguese‐American legal professional currently nominated by Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee to serve on the Rhode Island Supreme Court, after a long career as a federal prosecutor and Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior 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)

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