Retired Providence, Rhode Island, Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio, who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ”Caught in Providence″ died Tuesday.

Judge Frank Caprio, known as the world’s nicest judge from his courtroom reality drama Caught in Providence, died at age 88 on Thursday.He was a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who served for nearly four decades.

Judge Frank Caprio, a former judge for the Providence Municipal Court, died following a bout with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement posted to social media.