(a) There is established, the Office of Conflict Counsel (“Office”). The Office is established within the judicial branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands for the purpose of representing indigent criminal defendants in cases where the Office of the Territorial Public Defender has a conflict of interest. The Office is under the supervision of The Judiciary of the Virgin Islands Standing Committee on Indigent Appointments (“Committee”) for administrative purposes only.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the existence of a conflict of interest is governed by the Virgin Islands Rules of Professional Conduct.