Interviews set for 5 contenders for Traffic Tribunal chief's post
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A three-member committee will interview five candidates for the new post of chief magistrate of the state Traffic Tribunal. The five candidates are: * William R. Guglietta, of Cranston, chief legal counsel for the state House of Representatives since 2003. He is also a Cranston Municipal Court judge and the Cranston Planning Commission chairman. * Kelly A. McElroy, of Warwick, a special assistant attorney general in the criminal division since 2000. * Bruce W. McIntyre, of Jamestown, deputy legal counsel at the state Department of Health, where he's been legal adviser to the state Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline since 1991. * Gail M. Valuk, of Richmond, a lawyer and deputy state court administrator since 2001. * William J. Vescera, of Woonsocket, a lawyer in private practice in Johnston. The committee has also submitted the names to State Police, the attorney general's office, the state Ethics Commission, and the Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel for background checks before the interviews. The interviews, announced today, are open to the public and are tentatively scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 13, in the Bourcier Conference Room on the 7th floor of the Licht Judicial Complex, 250 Benefit St., Providence. Each interview will last about 45 minutes. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney The three-member selecrtion committee is made up of Chairman Edward C. Parker, who is a judge on the Traffic Tribunal and acting chief magistrate; Alfred A. Russo, a lawyer; and, Robert P. Murray, senior vice president for corporate affairs at AAA Southern New England. When interviews are done, the committee will send three to five names to Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams, who will appoint one to the position for 10 years with advice and consent of the state Senate -- an appointment power the General Assembly authorized this year. Until Aug. 1, the Traffic Tribunal had been under the direction of District Court Chief Judge Albert E. DeRobbio since 1999. This year, the General Assembly decided to give the Traffic Tribunal its own chief judicial officer. The salary for the position will be $132,062. 
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