Frank Caprio was 88. Caprio’s official social media accounts said he died on Aug 20 after a “long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer,” The Associated Press reported.

Judge Frank Caprio, renowned for his compassion in Rhode Island courts, has died at the age of 88, his son, David Caprio, said in a social media post Wednesday.

Viral TV judge Frank Caprio has died at the age of 88, two years after announcing his pancreatic cancer diagnosis.