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| Efiling System Upgrade |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands will be upgrading the E-FILE applications to version 3.0 on Thursday, April 25, 2013. During this maintenance period, the e-filing module will be unavailable from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time. This upgrade will provide users with a new interface and additional features that are anticipated to enhance their navigation of the site. Click here to view a snapshot of the enhancements. |
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| Supreme Court announces Twitter Account |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands is pleased to announce that it has established a Twitter account where postings of links to newly issued Opinions, Orders and Rules entered by this Court, including news and information, are readily viewable. |
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| U.S. House of Representatives approves Bill HR. 6116 |
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| On November 14, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by unanimous consent Bill No. HR 6116, which was sponsored by Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen. The bill provides for appeals from the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands to go directly to the United States Supreme Court instead of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The legislation now moves to the U.S. Senate for approval. Click here to read the congressional record. |
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| Office closure on the island of St. Croix |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands advises the general public and members of
the Virgin Islands Bar that due to inclement weather conditions in the Territory, the Court’s
facilities on the island of St. Croix will be closed on Thursday, August 23, 2012. |
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| Office of Disciplinary Counsel updates Professional Regulation Section of Court's Website |
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| The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has updated both the ”Attorney Discipline and Judicial Discipline” pages of the Professional Regulation section of the Court’s website.
To view the updated information, viewers can select Professional Regulation from the main menu and click on the icon for Attorney Discipline or Judicial Discipline, respectively. |
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| Notice of Public Reprimand Meeting |
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| The Virgin Islands Bar Association Ethics and Grievance Committee hereby gives notice that a
PUBLIC REPRIMAND MEETING shall take place at 3:00 p.m. May 24, 2012 at the Supreme
Court of the Virgin Islands, No.18 Strand Street, Frederiksted, VI 00841 and in St. Thomas via
videoconference at the Supreme Court, 161B Crown Bay Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
00802, at which time the Ethics and Grievance Committee shall orally reprimand MICHAEL
JOSEPH of P.O. Box 936, St. Croix, VI 00821 |
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| Supreme Court convenes in Second Session of 2012 Term. |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to announce that it will convene its Second Session of its 2012 Term on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the Court’s facilities at No. 161B Crown Bay on the island of St. Thomas. |
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| Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands uppgrades its VISCEFS application |
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| The Virgin Islands Supreme Court Electronic Filing System (VISCEFS) will be upgraded to version 4.3.1. A primary benefit of this upgrade will allow the Supreme Court to begin storing all electronic documents in the PDF/A 1.4 standard effective March 19, 2012. As part of the system change, the VISCEFS will be unavailable from Friday, March 16, 2012 beginning at 5:15 p.m. until Monday, March 19, 2012 ending at 8:00 a.m. |
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| Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands uppgrades its VISCEFS application |
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| On Thursday, January 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands upgraded its Electronic Filing application to version 2.2. This upgrade will allow for e-filers to have multiple auxiliary emails on their account to allow identified staff to also receive email notification of filings. This change is a result of numerous requests for this feature, and the Supreme Court is happy to provide this new functionality.
To update your account, log into the VISCEFS (Virgin Islands Supreme Court Electronic Filing System). Select the Account tab. On this screen you will have the opportunity to “add another email address. When finished click the save button.
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| WebEx E-Filing Training |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to inform the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association that on December 14, 2011, the Court shall be conducting a web-based training on the use of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court Electronic Filing System (“VISCEFS”). The training will be conducted from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time using the Cisco WebEx web conferencing and collaboration solutions application. |
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| Notice of Public Reprimand and Notice of Public Reprimand Meeting |
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| The Virgin Islands Bar Association Ethics and Grievance Committee has issued a Notice of Public Reprimand of MICHAEL A. JOSEPH. The matter has been scheduled for a Public Reprimand Meeting at 3:00 p.m. December 2, 2011 at the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands No. 18 Strand Street, Fredericksted, VI 00841 and in St Thomas via videoconference at the Supreme Court, 161B Crown Bay Charlotte Amalie.
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| Virgin Islands Supreme Court Electronic Filing System (“VISCEFS”) is now online for registration |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to advise the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association that effective October 24, 2011, the Virgin Islands Supreme Court Electronic Filing System (“VISCEFS”) will be available with limited accessibility to allow members of the Virgin Islands Bar and pro se litigants to register as e-filing users in preparation of the launching of VISCEFS on November 2, 2011. |
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| E-Filing Training Reminder |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to remind the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association that effective November 2, 2011, the Virgin Islands Supreme Court will implement mandatory e-filing of all documents pursuant to the proposed Rules of the Supreme Court.
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| Virgin Islands Supreme Court Electronic Filing System (“VISCEFS”) |
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| In accordance with the proposed Rules of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands, effective November 2, 2011, all papers required or permitted to be filed in the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands shall be conventionally or electronically filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court in accordance with Rules 15(f) and 40.3 utilizing the Virgin Islands Supreme Court Electronic Filing System (“VISCEFS”). Click the link above to view the Press Release announcing the training schedule for both pro se litigants and members of the Virgin Islands Bar on both islands. |
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| Notice of Public Reprimand and Notice of Public Reprimand Meeting |
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| The Virgin Islands Bar Association Ethics and Grievance Committee has issued a Notice of Public Reprimand of GARFIELD W. BLOODMAN. The matter has been scheduled for a Public Reprimand Meeting at 10:00 a.m. October 7, 2011 at the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands No. 18 Strand Street, Fredericksted, VI 00841 and in St Thomas via videoconference at the Supreme Court, 161B Crown Bay Charlotte Amalie. |
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| Promulgation Order No. 2011-0002 |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands enters Promulgation Order temporarily extending the term of special admissions for specially admitted attorneys admitted under prior Rules who sat for the July 2011 Virgin Islands Bar Examination. |
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| Clerk's Office on St. Croix relocates to the first floor of the Court's facilities. |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to advise members of the Virgin Islands Bar and the general public that effective Tuesday, July 5, 2011, the Clerk’s Office on the island of St. Croix will relocate from its present second floor location of the Supreme Court’s facilities located at No. 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted to the first floor of the same location. |
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| Supreme Court schedules its First Session for 2011 Term |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to announce that it will convene its First Session of its 2011 Term on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Court’s facilities at No. 161B Crown Bay on the island of St. Thomas. |
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| Supreme Court amends Holiday Schedule |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to advise the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar that the Court’s employees have been granted administrative leave on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, in recognition of Governor John P. DeJongh’s Proclamation dated December 10, 2010.
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| Supreme Court releases its 2010-2011 Holiday Schedule |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to advise the general public and member of the Virgin Islands Bar that the Court will recognize the following holiday schedule during the 2010-2011 Christmas and New Year’s season. |
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| Supreme Court schedules its Ninth Session for 2010 Term. |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to announce that it will convene its Ninth Session of its 2010 Term on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in Courtroom No. 2 of the United States District Court of the Virgin Islands on the island of St. Croix. |
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| Hon. Rhys S. Hodge elected as Supreme Court Chief Justice |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to advise the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar that pursuant to title 4, section 22(f) of the Virgin Islands Code the majority of the Court’s Justices convened the first meeting for the justices to select their new Chief Justice on October 18, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Supreme Court in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. |
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| Court Closure due to Employee Training |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to advise the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar that the Court’s facilities will be closed on both islands on Friday, October 22, 2010, to allow the staff to attend its annual court-wide training. |
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| Supreme Court Closing Due to Impending Weather |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands advises the general public and members of
the Virgin Islands Bar that due to the projection of continued heavy rainfall across the
Territory, the Court will be closed today on both islands. |
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| Supreme Court Closure due to Heavy Rains |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands advises the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar that due to the projection of continued heavy rainfall across the Territory, the Court will cease its operations on both islands at 1:30 p.m. today. |
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| Court resume normal operating hours |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands wishes to advise the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar that it will be resuming normal operations on both islands tomorrow, Wednesday, September 1, 2010. |
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| Court's Closing Due to Hurricane Earl |
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| The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands advises the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar that due to the impending adverse weather conditions and anticipated flooding associated with Hurricane Earl, the Court will cease its operations on both islands at 9:30 a.m. today.
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| Supreme Court announces Thanksgiving schedule |
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| Chief Justice Rhys S. Hodge advises the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar that the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands will recognize Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26, 2009. |
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| United States Court for the Third Circuit denies Writ of Certiorari |
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| On October 31, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Petitioner, Jeffrey Browne’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari, thereby letting stand the decision of the Supreme Court entered on August 29, 2008, which denied him bail under Section 3 of the Revised Organic Act. |
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