Judge Frank Caprio, who handed down compassion from the bench on the local television series “Caught in Providence,” earning himself and the show national attention, has died. He was 88. On Aug. 20, a post on his official Facebook page confirmed that Caprio “passed away peacefully” following a “long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

The late judge and content creator was known for his reality show 'Caught in Providence,' where he presided over court cases with compassion, becoming known as the "Nicest Judge in the World."