Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the U.S. Virgin Islands, leading its supreme court and overseeing the territory’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief justice ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
appointedBy Governor of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
confersMembership membership in the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
country United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
eligibleFor reappointment subject to territorial law ⓘ
formation after establishment of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver administrative functions of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
case assignment within the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
judicial administration of lower territorial courts, subject to law ⓘ
hasDuty assign judicial responsibilities among justices of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
ensure efficient operation of courts in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
oversee administration of the Virgin Islands court system ⓘ
oversee implementation of court rules and procedures in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
participate in appellate decision-making of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
preside over sessions of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
represent the judiciary of the United States Virgin Islands in official functions ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole symbolic head of justice in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
isPartOf judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
jurisdiction territorial judiciary of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalAuthority rules of court adopted by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
territorial statutes of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
legalSystem United States Virgin Islands judicial system ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Virgin Islands Code ⓘ
territorial legislation of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
officeHolderRole head of the judiciary of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
presiding officer of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
officeScope territorial ⓘ
officeType non-federal territorial judicial office ⓘ
partOf Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest-ranking judicial officer in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
relatedTo Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
replaces role of highest-ranking judge under prior appellate structure for the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
seat Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands courthouse ⓘ
subordinateTo Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
laws of the United States ⓘ
termOfOffice defined by territorial law of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
worksIn United States Virgin Islands court system ⓘ

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judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands → overseenBy → Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ