Welcome to the web site of the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

On March 31, 1917, the United States purchased the then Danish West 
Indies from Denmark for $25 million in gold.  The group of islands, 
whose major islands include St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas, 
thereafter became know as the Virgin Islands of the United States.

The "district court" evolved through many different forms from 1917 to 
1936.  In 1936, Congress passed the Organic Act of 1936, which was 
signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1936.  
It was this Act that created the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

The District Court of the Virgin Islands is a member of the Third 
Circuit.  It has two divisional offices:

1.  Division of St. Thomas/St. John is located at: 5500 Veteran's 
     Drive, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 00802-6424,
     340-774-0640 phone 
     340-774-1293 fax

2.  Division of St. Croix is located at 3013 Estate Golden Rock, 
     Christiansted, St. Croix 00820-4355,
     340-773-1130  phone
     340-773-1563  fax

There are four (4) judicial officers assigned to this district, two 
district court judges and two magistrate judges.  One judge and a 
magistrate judge sit in each division.

The District Court of the Virgin Islands has a Bankruptcy Division 
located in the St. Thomas/St. John divisional office, which handles 
bankruptcy cases for both divisions.  Telephone 340-774-8310.

The District Court of the Virgin Islands has an Appellate Division 
located in the Clerk's Office in each divisional office, which handles 
appeals for cases adjudicated in the Territorial Court of the Virgin 
Islands.