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# Pardon Tillinghast

Supreme Court of Rhode Island · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
- State: Rhode Island
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/5622/pardon-tillinghast/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5622/pardon-tillinghast/)
- [Supreme Court of Rhode Island current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5622/pardon-tillinghast/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5622/pardon-tillinghast/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5622/pardon-tillinghast/)

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