America’s Nicest Judge,” Frank Caprio, Sr. to Deliver PC Commencement Speech

Providence College announced on Wednesday that Judge Frank Caprio, Sr. ’58, '08 Hon, will present the commencement address at the PC's 107th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18.

PC called Caprio "America's nicest judge" and "a humanitarian who has become a global Internet sensation."

"His parents, Antonio and Filomena Caprio, were immigrants, who instilled their sense of responsibility, commitment to service, and education with their 3 sons," said PC. "With these values, Judge Caprio graduated from Central High School where he was an all-state wrestler and was later inducted into the Rhode Island Wrestling Hall of Fame. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from PC, working 3 jobs to finance his education, and began his career teaching American government at Hope High School in Providence."

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PC noted that Caprio served as a Providence Municipal Court Judge for thirty-eight years, before his Emmy-nominated show “Caught in Providence" was syndicated nationally over 200 stations across America, and that Caprio has subsequently amassed millions of followers on his social media platforms. 

Caprio was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law by his two alma maters (Suffolk University School of Law in 1991 and Providence College in 2008). 

He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from the University of Rhode Island in 2016.

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