(a) The Committee shall hire a Chief Conflict Counsel who is licensed to practice law in the Virgin Islands. The Chief Conflict Counsel is responsible for administering the Office. The Office must be staffed with attorneys, licensed to practice law in the Virgin Islands, and secretarial, investigative, clerical, and other personnel as necessary to discharge the duties of the Office. To ensure the stability and continuity of the Office, no employee of the Office, hired prior to December 2024, shall be subject to dismissal or alteration of compensation by the Committee except for cause.
The Committee shall determine the compensation of all employees of the Office. The Committee, upon recommendation of the Chief Conflict Counsel, shall hire and terminate all employees. If the Committee lacks sufficient members to constitute a quorum, the Administrator of Courts shall hire and terminate all employees, including the Chief Conflict Counsel.
(b) The general personnel policies applicable to the judicial branch of the Virgin Islands is applicable to the Office, except when the Committee elects to adopt different policies.