Title 4 — Judiciary
22 chapters · 138 sections in this title.
4 V.I.C. § 1 Judicial divisions
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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…
4 V.I.C. § 2 Courts of the Territory
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(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 jurisdict…
4 V.I.C. § 3 Consolidation of municipal courts into single court
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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 …
4 V.I.C. § 4 Judicial Branch Administrative Office; Administrator of Courts
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(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…
4 V.I.C. § 5 Advisory committee
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(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 com…
4 V.I.C. § 6 Judicial conferences
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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…