Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

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court of general jurisdiction territorial court trial court

The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction for the U.S. Virgin Islands, handling civil, criminal, family, and other local matters.

Aliases (1)

Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of general jurisdiction → territorial court → trial court →
appliesLaw	Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands → United States Constitution → Virgin Islands Code →
country	United States Virgin Islands →
employs	clerks of court → court reporters → judges → magistrate judges → probation officers →
formerlyKnownAs	Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands →
handles	civil cases → criminal cases → family law matters → juvenile matters → landlord-tenant disputes → probate matters → small claims → traffic cases →
hasAppellateTo	Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands →
hasChiefJudge	Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands →
hasDivision	Civil Division → Criminal Division → Family Division → Probate Division → Small Claims Division → Traffic Division →
hasFunction	adjudication of local law matters → administration of jury trials → case management for trial proceedings →
hasSeat	St. Croix → St. John → St. Thomas →
hasWebsite	https://www.visuperiorcourt.org/ →
jurisdiction	United States Virgin Islands →
language	English →
legalSystem	United States law → Virgin Islands territorial law →
levelInJudicialSystem	trial level →
locatedIn	Charlotte Amalie → St. Croix → St. John → St. Thomas →
partOf	Judiciary of the United States Virgin Islands →
replaced	Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands →
typeOfCourt	court of record →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands →	appealsFrom
Superior Court of the Virgin Islands ("Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands") →	formerlyKnownAs
Government of the United States Virgin Islands →	judicialBody
Superior Court of the Virgin Islands ("Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands") →	replaced