Frank Caprio, the veteran municipal court judge who became a viral star and then got his own national TV show with his uncommon compassion in the courtroom, has died at 88. The son of an Italian immigrant milkman,

Frank Caprio judge for the Providence Municipal Court in Rhode Island has died, his son, David Caprio announced. He was 88 years old.

The Rhode Island jurist passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family announced on social media. Caprio served as chief judge of the municipal court of Providence, Rhode Island, from 1985 to 2023. He is survived by his wife Joyce Caprio, five children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.