The “Nicest Judge in the World” Passes Away
Frank Caprio, affectionately known as the “nicest judge in the world,” has d**d at 88. People everywhere are mourning his loss. The former Providence, Rhode Island, judge passed away peacefully after a long battle with pancreatic can**r.
Yet, we might never have known Frank Caprio at all if it weren’t for his wife, Joyce.
Humble Beginnings in Providence
Caprio grew up in the Italian-American neighborhood of Federal Hill in Providence. He was the second of three sons born to Antonio Caprio, an immigrant from Teano, Italy, and Filomena Caprio, whose family hailed from Naples.
His father worked as a fruit peddler and milkman — a role that deeply shaped Frank’s values. As a child, he would wake at 4 a.m. to help on the milk truck before heading to school. Caprio often recalled how his father would deliver milk even to families who couldn’t pay, covering the cost himself.
“My father never stopped delivering milk to anyone who had a child,” Caprio told the Associated Press in 2002. “He was a kind, compassionate man. His influence has had a great impact on me.”
