Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Richard Licht was hit by a car near the State House on Wednesday.
The Providence Police Department says the 74-year-old Licht, the former lieutenant governor of the state, was seriously injured when this happened at around 6:30 p.m.
The judge was taken to Rhode Island Hospital.
He was last listed in critical, but stable condition.
Authorities have not announced charges against the motorist at this time.
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