Frank Caprio
Sign in to saveAmerican lawyer and politician (1936–2025)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936-11-23
- Died
- 2025-08-20
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Compassion in the Court
- Healing yourself with self-hypnosis
- Help yourself with self hypnosis
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 134
- Total plays
- 174
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 28,255x
- Intermolecular interactions from a natural bond orbital, donor-acceptor viewpoint
· 1988 · cited 16,563x
- Accurate normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data by geometric averaging of multiple internal control genes
· 2002 · cited 15,893x
- The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,759x
- NMRPipe: A multidimensional spectral processing system based on UNIX pipes
· 1995 · cited 13,765x
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Key facts
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Paolino Jr.
- Succeeded by
- John J. Lombardi
- Born
- ( 1936-11-24 ) November 24, 1936, Providence, Rhode Island , U.S.
- Died
- August 20, 2025 (2025-08-20) (aged 88), Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
- Resting place
- St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston, Rhode Island
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Joyce Caprio ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 )
- Children
- 5, including Frank and David
- Education
- Providence College ( BA ) Suffolk University ( JD )
- Branch
- United States Army Rhode Island Army National Guard
- Service years
- 1954–1962
- Unit
- 876th Combat Engineer Battalion
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 23 November 1936
- Died
- 20 August 2025
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Federal Hill
- Place of death
- Providence
- Occupation
- television personality
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
Article
Frank Caprio (November 24, 1936 – August 20, 2025) was an American judge and politician who served as the chief judge of the municipal court of Providence, Rhode Island, and chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. His judicial work was televised on the program Caught in Providence. He also made appearances in the series Parking Wars, adjudicating several cases of traffic violations. The Caught in Providence YouTube channel has 2.92 million subscribers. In 2017, his videos in the courtroom went viral, with more than 15 million views. By 2022, views of Caught in Providence neared 500 million. He became well known for his empathy and light humor in court. A Democrat, Caprio served on the Providence City Council in the 1960s, and unsuccessfully ran for both Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.
Early life and education
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