Pardon Tillinghast at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- Supreme Court of Rhode Island
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Pardon Tillinghast
Former Judge · Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1881-present
- Pardon E. Tillinghast was a historical Rhode Island jurist who served as chief justice from 1904 to 1905
- Elected to Supreme Court in 1881; chief justice, 1904–1905
- Pardon Elisha Tillinghast (1836–1905) was a prominent Rhode Island jurist who served on the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1881 until his death in 1905, becoming Chief Justice in 1904
- Pawtucket town solicitor from 1874 to 1881 and in both chambers of the General Assembly before election to the Supreme Court in 1881.
- A contemporary account describes his earlier work as a teacher, Army service beginning in 1862, legal study with Thomas K. King, and admission to the bar in 1867
Education
- Brown University — J.D.
Additional information
- Practitioner, 1880-1880
- Studied law with Thomas K. King; admitted to the bar in 1867.
- Date of birth: 1836-12-10
- Teacher before military and legal service.
- Tillinghast was respected for his legal scholarship and judicial leadership.
- He is remembered as a reputable jurist listed in Marquis Who’s Who and is cited in legal research databases such as Verdict and CourtListener
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Cell Phone Use
Courtwide
Rhode Island Supreme Court courthouse rules prohibit cellular telephone use in courtrooms and prohibit cell-phone camera and video use in the courthouse.
Cellular telephone use is strictly prohibited in the courtrooms. Cellular telephone camera and video is strictly prohibited in the courthouse.Supreme Court Courthouse Rules ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Rhode Island courthouse rules list photographic and audio-visual equipment, including cameras and audio or video recorders, as prohibited items.
No photographic or audio-visual equipment of any type, including cameras, video, or audio recorders or players.Supreme Court Courthouse Rules ↗
Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island current judicial profile
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View Calendars and Public Access to Court Hearings ↗Supreme Court Courthouse Rules
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View Supreme Court Courthouse Rules ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
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View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Supreme Court Courthouse Rules, revised February 2024
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