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# Robert W. Lovegreen

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- State: Rhode Island
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Robert W. Lovegreen’s official District of Rhode Island court biography identifies him as retired, serving as magistrate judge in 1993–2004 and recalled magistrate judge in 2004–2019
- Hanorah Tyer-Witek, Clerk of Court Search form You are here Robert W. Lovegreen Federal Judicial Service: United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island Appointed March 1, 1993
- He became an American College of Trial Lawyers fellow July 30, 1983 and was Gidley, Lovegreen & Sarli partner May 1985–February 1993
- He clerked for Rhode Island Supreme Court Associate Justice William E. Powers January–December 1964, was Higgins & Slattery associate January 1965–December 1966, then associate and partner at Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons December 1966–April 1985
- Robert W. Lovegreen | District of Rhode Island | United States District Court Home United States District Court District of Rhode Island John J. McConnell, Jr., Chief Judge

### Education

- University of Virginia — bio-b0ff77bc566d; user_supplied_research — J.D. (1963)
- Brown University A.B. (1960), University of Virginia J.D. (1963).
- Brown University — bio-b0ff77bc566d; user_supplied_research — B.A. (1960)

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, D. Rhode Island, 1993-present
- Served from 1993 to 2004, then on recall from 2004 to 2019.
- He was admitted in Massachusetts December 23, 1985.
- He clerked at Higgins & Slattery July–December 1963 and passed the Rhode Island bar examination that year.
- Official page identifies him as retired.

## 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/9528/robert-lovegreen/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9528/robert-lovegreen/)
- [U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9528/robert-lovegreen/)
- [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/9528/robert-lovegreen/)
- [Robert W. Lovegreen | District of Rhode Island | United States District Court](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/judges/robert-w-lovegreen)
- [Official retired judge biography](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/judges/robert-w-lovegreen)
- [Historical magistrate service periods](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/historical/magistrate-judges-biographies)
- [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/9528/robert-lovegreen/)
- [Robert W. Lovegreen | District of Rhode Island | United States District Court](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/judges/robert-w-lovegreen)

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