Click on the above Rhode Island Court Structure link, which opens the “Welcome to the State Court Structures” page. On the left-hand side of the page, scroll down and select "PDF Summary." Then, on the right-hand side of the PDF Summary page, select Rhode Island. This provides a comprehensive overview of Rhode Island's court structure, with details on the jurisdiction of the courts that comprise each level. CSP Case Types, as shown for each court in the chart, refer to that court’s jurisdiction as determined by the Court Statistics Project of the National Center for State Courts, the organization that produced the information provided here. For explanation of other abbreviations used in the chart, scroll down to the bottom of the court structure page.