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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House lawmakers overwhelming approved the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Paul A. Suttell to be the court's next chief justice. The vote late Tuesday afternoon was 73 to 0.

Next stop was the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose members voted their approval 13 to 0 just after 6 p.m. A vote before the full Senate is set for Thursday.

Suttell sailed through the first phase of his General Assembly confirmation process Monday, winning House Judiciary Committee approval, in a 13-0 vote.

Suttell was nominated by Governor Carcieri in May to succeed retired chief justice Frank J. Williams.

With a report by Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney.

 Tags  Little Compton RI Paul A. Suttell Rhode Island House of Representatives Rhode Island Supreme Court

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Kemoosabe said:

Thank You God... Anybody but Maureen McKenna-Goldberg.

Link | June 23, 2009 7:58 PM
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