The Hon. Terrance N. Turner is a judge for the Smithfield Probate Court in Providence County, Rhode Island. He was appointed to the bench by the Smithfield Town Council.
Turner briefly performed construction and radiography work for the submarine building industry at Electric Boat before earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and political science from Rhode Island College in 1977. He subsequently completed a J.D. at Suffolk University Law School in 1980.
After graduating from law school, Turner entered into private practice, eventually opening the Turner Law Center.
Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Turner is the son of Italian-Irish parents. He attended St. Teresa’s School, Regent Avenue Grammar School, George J. West Junior High School, and North Providence High School. Turner is the father of two children.