Cranston Municipal Court Judge Charged with Domestic Assault, Disorderly Conduct

A Cranston Municipal Court Judge and lawyer was arrested by East Greenwich Police on Monday for an alleged domestic altercation in their town.

Thomas Ricci, 51, was arraigned today in Third Division District Court on charges of domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conduct and released on personal recognizance, court records show.

NBC10 reported Ricci beat and strangled the woman after she confronted him over text messages she found on his phone.

Ricci has served as Senior Associate Judge in Cranston Municipal Court since 2007.

He has also served on the Rhode Island Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, the state Coastal Resource Management Council and Warwick’s Judicial Selection Committee.

He is due to return to court on June 5 for a pretrial conference.

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