McKee nominates Superior Court Associate Justice Luis Matos to Supreme Court

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 1,280

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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Former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi dominated discussion of the open seat on the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

But a different applicant made headline news Wednesday as Gov. Dan McKee announced Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Luis Matos as his nominee for the state’s highest court.

“I know his record of his decisions has been impeccable,” McKee said of Matos, speaking to reporters at a noon State House press conference called less than …

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