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Chief Judge Curtis V. Gomez
Magistrate Judge Geoffrey W. Barnard

Court Notices Last Updated 11/13/2009
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11/13/09

CJA Voucher Workshops:

The Court encourages all members of the VI Bar who are currently on the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel, or who might potentially be appointed to the panel (that’s all of you), to attend the CJA Voucher Workshops being offered on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, on St. Croix, and on Thursday, November 19, 2009, on St. Thomas. The workshops will focus on who can be compensated for work, the voucher itself, case maximums, timekeeping, and expert services. See the attached Registration Form for more details.
11/12/09

NOTICE:

Notice of Invitation to Comment re Amendments to Local Rules.
10/26/09

NOTICE:

Change in District and Bankruptcy Court Fees Schedule (Effective December 1, 2009)
10/05/09 District Court of the Virgin Islands 2009 Fall/Winter Holiday Schedule. See Memo
6/5/09
 Notice of amendments to Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, and the addition of new Local Rule of Civil Procedure 39.1, effective June 5, 2009. See Amendment (PDF).
3/3/09

Release of Juror Information

  • New Procedure for Release of Juror Information
    See Memo
2/23/09

VI Bankruptcy
2/3/09
 District Court of the Virgin Islands 2009 Holiday Schedule. See Memo
12/11/08
 Third Circuit Local Appellate Rules (PDF)
11/22/08

Notice:

Memo Re: Filing Proposed Orders & Redacting Personal Data Identifiers, 11/20/08, to members of the VI Bar Association from Magistrate Judge Geoffrey W. Barnard. See Memo (pdf)
11/3/08

Notice:

Order Re: Amendments to Local Rules of Civil Procedure 12.1(c)(1), 16.1, 47.1, 54.1 and 56.1(c)(1)Effective October 31, 2008. See Order (pdf)
10/16/08

Notice and opportunity to comment to Public and members of the bar:

Re: Proposed amendments to Local Rules of Civil 12.1(c)(1), 16.1, 57.1, 54.1 AND 56.1 dated September 24, 2008 AND Order issued October 10, 2008 that the Public and members of the bar are hereby given further notice opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Comments may be submitted to the Clerk of Court in writing or may be made orally at public hearing at the District Court on 10/27/2008 at 12:00 Noon.

See order of 9/24/2008 (PDF)

See order of 10/10/2008 (PDF)

10/16/08

Order Re: Amendments to Local Rules of Criminal Procedure Effective October 10, 2008.

The amendments are attached to the order and constitute the entire body of the Local Rules of Criminal Procedure and supersede all previous criminal rules promulgated by this Court or any Judge of the Court.

See order and local criminal rules (PDF)

6/26/08

VI District CM/ECF -Revised Transcript Policy.

6/9/08

VI Bankruptcy
5/23/08

VI Bankruptcy - Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District Court of the Virgin Islands Bankruptcy Division.

5/12/08

VI District CM/ECF updated to Release 3.2.1 as of May 12, 2008.

5/12/08

VI Bankruptcy CM/ECF updated to Release 3.2 as of May 12, 2008.

5/8/08

Notice To Members Of The Virgin Islands Bar on the Judicial Conference Policy with Regard to the Electronic Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings.

4/9/08

DC CM/ECF and Sealed Items.

In DC CM/ECF, courts can seal a criminal defendant, a docket entry, or a document. Sealed items can be viewed only by certain users. The attachment, CM/ECF Sealed Functionality in Criminal Cases is designed to help Filing Users understand the operation of sealed documents and sealed cases in our ECF system.
3/31/08
 DC CM/ECF 10 Most Common Docketing Errors See PDF
1/29/08
 In Re: Amendments to the Local Rules of Civil Procedure in the District Court of the Virgin Islands Misc. No. 2003-06 effective on January 25, 2008
See Order (PDF)
11/13/07
 Order regarding Transcript Fee Rates. See Order (PDF)
2/13/07
 Revision of Subpoena Forms See Memo
   
Announcements  
7/14/09

The Virgin Islands Bar Association and the District Court of the Virgin Islands unveil a portrait of Judge Raymond L. Finch.

The portrait, painted by celebrated local artist Shansi Miller, was unveiled at the District Court of the Virgin Islands in St. Croix, on Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

Judge Finch served as a Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands from September 1, 1994 until his retirement in August 2009. Judge Finch continues to serve as a senior judge.

Judge Finch

Judge Finch Biography (PDF)
11/14/08

Carol C. Jackson

It is with heartfelt sorrow we announce that Carol Corrine Jackson, of St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. passed this life on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Atlanta Hospice in Atlanta, GA.

She is survived by her husband, Kenneth “Jacko” Jackson, Sr.; son Kenneth Jackson, Jr.; daughters, Darlene Jackson Bland and Yvette Jackson; grandchildren, Melquan D. Bland, Demalia K. Jackson, Nataley I. Bland, Bryan K. Jackson and Yanique J. Payne; daughter-in-law, Kimberly Lonesome Jackson, son-in-law Melvin Bland and many other relatives and friends to numerous to mention.

Viewing will be on Friday, November 14, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Davis Funeral Home. Tributes will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. with service to follow at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church with interment immediately following in Western Cemetery No. 2.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations are made to Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church in Memory of Carol C. Jackson. The family also requests that bright festive colors be worn to celebrate her life.

Arrangements are by Davis Funeral Home.
12/18/07

The District Court of the Virgin Islands new case information, ECF, is now available online.

See VI Daily News Article

 
4/3/07

The Virgin Islands Bar Association and the District Court of the Virgin Islands unveil a portrait of Judge Thomas K. Moore.

The portrait, painted by celebrated local artist Shansi Miller, was unveiled at the District Court of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, on Thursday, March 8, 2007.

Judge Moore served as a Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands from August 14, 1992 until January 2, 2005.

Judge Thomas Moore Judge Thomas Moore & Family
New! 4/3/07

The Virgin Islands Bar Association now has a new website. See the new site at http://www.vibar.org

7/16/06

The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands now has a web site, http://www.visuperiorcourt.org/

Virgin Islands Superior Court Web Site
3/7/2005

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our colleague, Mr. Frank Blackman on Thursday, March 03, 2005 in Newnan, Georgia.

Mr. Blackman served with dedicated remarkable service to the District Court of the Virgin Islands for more than 47 years. He was a valuable well-rounded experienced employee, one who gave distinguished service to the courts, and touched many lives. His dedication and presence around the District court will be greatly missed. We have lost one of our own, a man for many of us who have had the privilege of working with and loved by all!

Our condolences go out to his family, adopted daughter and caretaker, Janice Francis and her family.
1/10/05
 Assistant U.S. Attorney Curtis V. Gomez replaces Judge Thomas Moore as District Court Judge in St. Thomas. See Daily News story.
4/15/2004
 Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon joins the District Court of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix Division. See Virgin Islands Daily News story.

3/5/2004

 Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Resnick retires. See Virgin Islands Daily News story.
   
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