Title 4 — Judiciary
22 chapters · 138 sections in this title.
4 V.I.C. § 281 Powers of judicial officers as to conduct of proceeding
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(1) Every judicial officer shall have power:(1) To preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence and in the proceedings before him, when he is engaged in the performance of a duty imposed on him by law;(2) To compel obedience to his lawful orders;(3) To compel the attendan…
4 V.I.C. § 282 Power to punish for contempt
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For the effectual exercise of the powers conferred in the last section a judicial officer may punish for contempt in the cases and in the manner provided by law.
4 V.I.C. § 283 Power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments
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Every judicial officer and every clerk of court and his deputies shall have power to administer oaths and to take acknowledgments of deeds and other written instruments.
4 V.I.C. § 284 Disqualifications of judge
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(1) No judge or justice shall sit or act as such in any action or proceeding:(1) To which he is a party or in which he is primarily interested;(2) When he is related to either party, or to an officer of a corporation which is a party, by blood or marriage within the third degree;…
4 V.I.C. § 285 Duty to disclose disqualification
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Whenever a judge shall have knowledge of any fact which, under the provisions of section 284 of this title, disqualifies him to sit or act as such in any action or proceeding pending before him, it shall be his duty to declare the same in open court and cause a memorandum thereof…
4 V.I.C. § 286 Objection to competency; decision
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No challenge as to the competency of any judge shall be received or allowed; but if it is plain that the judge is disqualified under the provisions of section 284 of this title, the party objecting to competency may, in writing, file with the judge his objection, stating the grou…
4 V.I.C. § 287 Proceedings when judge disqualified
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Whenever the judge of the district court is disqualified under the provision of section 284 of this title to sit in any action or proceeding he shall immediately notify the chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of his disqualification. Whenever a judge of the Superior Court i…
4 V.I.C. § 288 Restrictions on activities of judges and court officers
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(a) No justice, judge, clerk of court, deputy, assistant or other officer or employee of a court shall practice law during his continuance in office or be in partnership with a practicing attorney. (b) Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Superior Court shall devote al…
4 V.I.C. § 289 Repealed. July 19, 1968, No. 2318, § 3, Sess. L. 1968, Pt. II, p. 300
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4 V.I.C. § 289 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.