Except as with respect to the Supreme Court the Territory of the Virgin Islands is divided into two judicial divisions: the division of Saint Croix, comprising the island of Saint Croix and adjacent islands and cays, and the division of Saint Thomas and Saint John, comprising the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John and […]
(a) The judicial power of the Territory is vested in a court of general jurisdiction created by section 21 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, approved July 22, 1954, as amended, designated the “District Court of the Virgin Islands”, and in courts of local jurisdiction to be designated the “Superior Court of […]
On and after March 1, 1965, the two municipal courts heretofore known as the Municipal Court of St. Croix and the Municipal Court of St. Thomas and St. John are consolidated into a single court which shall be designated “The Municipal Court of the Virgin Islands”, as provided by section 2 of this title.
(a) The Chief Justice serves as the administrative head of the judicial branch of the Virgin Islands, and the Supreme Court as the administrative policy-making body of the entire Virgin Islands court system pursuant to 4 V.I.C. §§ 30, 31(d)(1)(3), and 32(e) and (f). (b) Under the administrative policies established by the Supreme Court and […]
(a) The Supreme Court shall establish an advisory committee to assist the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice, the Presiding Judge, the Superior Court, and the Administrative Office in exercising their administrative duties. The Chief Justice shall serve as chair of the advisory committee and the other members must include: the Presiding Judge of the Superior […]
The Chief Justice may call for judicial conferences to discuss any matter that affects the administration of the Virgin Islands judiciary. Every justice, judge, and magistrate judge of the Virgin Islands judiciary is entitled to attend the judicial conference. Non-judges, such as the Attorney General, clerks of court, and other stakeholders, may attend or address […]
