JUDGE FRANCESCO "FRANK" CAPRIO
Judge Francesco "Frank" Caprio (born November 23, 1936) is the television judge on Caught in Providence, which airs Internationally.
He is also the chief municipal judge in Providence, Rhode Island and the former Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors.
Judge Frank Caprio is the son of Antonio Caprio, an immigrant from Teano, Italy, and Filomena Caprio.

As a youngster he worked with his father on his milkman route while attending the Providence, Rhode Island public schools, where he was an All-State wrestler at Central High School.

He later graduated from Providence College with a degree in political science. He was a civics teacher at Hope High School in Providence while simultaneously attending Suffolk University Law School (evening division) in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been a member of the Rhode Island state bar and
Federal bars since 1965.
Judge Frank Caprio is currently the Chief Judge of the Providence Municipal Court. He was appointed in 1985, and has been re-appointed six times by the mayor of Providence and the Providence City Council. Judge Caprio also served as the Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education, directing the $600 million annual budget and major decisions of the public colleges and universities in the state. Three successive Rhode Island governors have appointed Caprio to this board. He was also a member of the Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education.
Judge Caprio has gained International fame for his television hit “Caught in Providence” which airs Worldwide showing the unedited proceedings of the Providence Municipal Court. In 2020, views of Caught in Providence were nearing 300 million and one video shared on Pulptastic had 43.6 million views on YouTube. In 1960, at the age of 23 Caprio upset a thirty-year incumbent council president in the election for city councilman of Providence’s thirteenth ward where he served until 1970.

Judge Caprio is married to his wife Joyce Caprio. The couple has been married for over 50 years. The couple has five children and grandchildren and two great-grandchildren together.
Judge Caprio is inspiring millions and millions of people around the world with his humanitarian work. 

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Program of Judge Frank Caprio visit in Italy