--- title: "Steven A. Minicucci | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-a-minicucci-administrative-judge-rhode-island-workers-compensation-court-ri" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Steven A. Minicucci Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court · Administrative Judge ## Profile - Court: Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court - State: Rhode Island - Role: Administrative Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The Administrative Judge of the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court, appointed by former Governor Gina M. Raimondo on May 19, 2017 for a lifetime term - Described as a Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court associate judge appointed May 19, 2017 by Governor Gina Raimondo for life - He held the role of Warren probate judge (2012–2017), Roger Williams law adjunct and lecturer - Court Structure: The Workers’ Compensation Court includes one Chief Judge, one Administrative Judge, and eight Associate Judges - He spent nearly three decades as a Calvino Law Associates litigation/trial attorney in Providence, among them workers’ compensation, personal injury and estate planning - Awards listed: Justice Louis Powell Medal for outstanding advocacy ### Education - Education listed: North Providence High School (1982), Providence College B.A. (1986), Suffolk University J.D. (1989), Rhode Island bar (1989), Massachusetts bar (1998). - Suffolk University Law School — 1989 — Suffolk University Law School, 1989; bio-32ee8997c9f5; user_supplied_research - Providence College — 1986 — Providence College, 1986; bio-32ee8997c9f5; user_supplied_research ### Additional information - handling estate planning, drafting, and workers’ compensation cases, including matters involving the 2003 Station Nightclub fire He also held the role of Probate Judge for the Town of Warren and taught at Roger Williams University School of Law - Educational background includes Providence College, 1986 - Before his judicial appointment, Minicucci was a litigation and trial attorney at Calvino Law Associates in Providence - Organizations listed: Rhode Island Association for Justice board/past president, Workers’ Compensation Practice Group and Legislative Affairs Committee chair - Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research board - Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council; former RI Immigrant Workers Task Force. - Anthony Giannini professionalism award - ILSR Eagle community-service award - RIAJ Lifetime Achievement Award - International Workers Compensation Foundation Certificate of Merit. ## 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=5611&EntityID=4059&page=DetailJudge) - [www.wci360.com](https://www.wci360.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Minicucci-Steven-HON.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-a-minicucci-administrative-judge-rhode-island-workers-compensation-court-ri", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-a-minicucci-administrative-judge-rhode-island-workers-compensation-court-ri", "name": "Steven A. 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