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March 26, 2008

Chief Justice Williams to address General Assembly

PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island's Supreme Court chief justice is set to address the General Assembly.

Frank Williams will give his seventh State of the Judiciary address at the Statehouse Wednesday afternoon.

Williams, a former trial judge, became chief justice of the state's highest court in 2001.

During his address to the legislature last year, Williams said he would refuse Gov. Carcieri's cost-cutting demand that court system employees be given unpaid days off. At the time, the governor was proposing furlough days for nonessential state workers to help close the state's budget deficit.

Williams will address both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the House Chamber.

-- The Associated Press

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