Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands

The attorney general of the United States Virgin Islands supervises and directs the Department of Justice.

[1] The current attorney general is Gordon C. Rhea.

In 1962, the Virgin Islands Department of Law was established as an executive department in the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands pursuant to the Virgin Islands Code (Title 3, Chapter 8).

Additionally, the passage of Act No.

5265 placed the Bureau of Corrections under the jurisdiction and administration of the Department of Justice—remaining there until October 1, 2009.