What is the Difference Between a District Court vs. Superior Court Restraining Order

[RIRO]

My question involves restraining orders in the State of: Rhode Island.

• Former girlfriend filed a Restraining Order in Rhode Island District Court and I filed a Restraining Order for her in Massachusetts District Court. (Both orders are TRO with permanent hearings scheduled)
• Permanent RO would not affect her career much but I work in the public sector and permanent RO against me can literally ruin my career.
• I do have a ton of evidence to dispute the allegations but my researched showed me that Judges often grant these orders (especially if the defendant is male) just to be safe then sorry.
• I was offered a deal (initiated by other party's attorney), where both parties drop their respective District Court RO orders and get a 'mutual Superior Court restraining orders' instead.
• I was told that the Superior Court RO does not show up in employment/background checks. Is this true?
• Is Superior Court RO somehow better than District Court RO?
• My research showed me that the only difference is that the violation of the DC RO is a crime and the SC RO is a contempt. (I was not able to find information re: SC RO not showing up on background checks) Would you accept this proposal?

[Mr. Knowitall]

The gist of it does appear to be that, in Rhode Island, a district court restraining order can result in arrest and contempt charges, with all of the associated impact on being placed in LEIN checks, firearms restrictions, etc., while a superior court restraining order is a civil order enforceable through contempt proceedings.