judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands

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The judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands is the territory’s court system, including local trial and appellate courts, responsible for interpreting and applying law under the framework of U.S. federal and territorial statutes.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
judicial branch
appealsFromSupremeCourtReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
appealsFromTerritorialCourtsReviewedBy Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
appliesLawUnder United States federal law
territorial law of the United States Virgin Islands
basedOn Revised Organic Act of 1954
branchOfGovernment judicial branch
country U.S. Virgin Islands
surface form: United States Virgin Islands
employs judges of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
justices of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
United States Magistrate Judges
surface form: magistrate judges of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
federalTrialCourt District Court of the Virgin Islands
guarantees due process rights under the United States Constitution
trial by jury in qualifying civil cases
trial by jury in qualifying criminal cases
handles civil cases in the United States Virgin Islands
criminal cases in the United States Virgin Islands
diversity jurisdiction cases through the District Court of the Virgin Islands
family law cases in the United States Virgin Islands
federal question cases through the District Court of the Virgin Islands
probate matters in the United States Virgin Islands
hasJurisdictionOver Saint Croix
Saint John
Saint Thomas
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPart District Court of the Virgin Islands
Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
surface form: Family Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
surface form: Magistrate Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
surface form: Probate Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
highestCourt Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
interprets United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States

Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Code
federal statutes applicable to the United States Virgin Islands
territorial statutes of the United States Virgin Islands
location U.S. Virgin Islands
surface form: United States Virgin Islands
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
partOf Government of the United States Virgin Islands
surface form: government of the United States Virgin Islands
responsibleFor application of law in the United States Virgin Islands
interpretation of law in the United States Virgin Islands
subjectTo oversight of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for certain federal matters
trialCourtOfGeneralJurisdiction Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
usesLegalSystem United States common law

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Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands governs judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands
Superior Court of the Virgin Islands partOf judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands
this entity surface form: Judiciary of the United States Virgin Islands
Civil Division parentOrganization judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands
subject surface form: Civil Division (Superior Court of the Virgin Islands)
this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands
Probate Division governingBody judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands
this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Code appliesTo judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands
this entity surface form: courts of the U.S. Virgin Islands