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.

Frank Caprio served as a Providence, Rhode Island municipal court judge for nearly 40 years and came to be known as ...

Retired Judge Frank Caprio, known around the world as the “Nicest Judge ... “With what he made happen, he made Rhode Island ...