Thomas Frederick Fay (October 13, 1940 – January 31, 2020) was the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1986 to 1993.
In May 1978, Governor J. Joseph Garrahy appointed Fay to the Rhode Island Family Court.
[1] In 1986, the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Joseph A. Bevilacqua Sr., was the subject of an impeachment investigation for ties to the mob and he submitted his resignation in May effective June 30, 1986.
[2] In 1993, Chief Supreme Court Justice Fay faced allegations of abusing his office to benefit himself and his allies in business and politics, and he resigned on October 9, 1993.
[1] Fay married Paulette Demers, with whom he remained for 54 years until his death, and with whom he had a daughter and a son.