Rhode Island Chief Justice Quits
Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — State Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Bevilacqua, the subject of ongoing impeachment hearings in the Legislature, today resigned the post he has held for 10 years.
Bevilacqua, 67, has been the focus of daily impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee that have detailed his ties to reputed mobsters, alleged adulterous affairs and suspected misuse of state contractors. Bevilacqua cited the controversies of the last two years and their effect on his family and health for his resignation, effective June 30.
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