The Hon. Elaine T. Bucci is the Administrative Judge of the Rhode Island District Court. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Bruce Sundlun on August 18, 1994.
Prior to her appointment, Bucci served as a clerk for the Providence Probate Court, a position to which she was selected in 1988. She was also a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, sitting as its deputy minority leader (1984 to 1992).
Bucci earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 1979. She then completed a J.D. at Suffolk University Law School in 1982.
Her memberships have included the Children’s Code Commission.
Raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Bucci attended Hope High School.