Retired R.I. Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Weisberger dies

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Retired state Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph R. Weisberger has died, according to Craig Berke, spokesman for the Rhode Island Judiciary.

He was 92 and in the years since his retirement, Weisberger had helped lead the court's mediation program.

Weisberger, of East Providence, served as chief justice from 1993 to 2001. Before that, he was a Superior Court judge and prior to his appointment to the bench, he served as a Republican in the state Senate.