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August 1, 2006

Gavel to fall in new Kent County court today

WARWICK -- Judges to hear the first cases in the new Kent County Court House this afternoon.

The old court house closed last week. The new venue is next door on Quaker Lane. A broad, four-story 197,000-square-foot building with a glass facade, the new building opened to the public this morning without any hitches, said court spokeswoman Lisa Dinerman.

The court house serves Coventry, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, and West Greenwich. Cranston, Johnston, and North Providence will change jurisdiction and move to Kent to relieve congestion at Providence's J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex.

The courthouse will be the site of the trials of Station nightclub owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian. Michael Derderian's trial was delayed several weeks to allow for some extra time to get the court house ready. It is scheduled to begin Sept. 5.

-- Projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 1:10 PM | Permalink

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