The Virgin Islands Superior Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction for the United States Virgin Islands.
[1] Judges are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Legislature[2] for a term of six years.
[3] The 1921 territorial law created three Police Courts, one for St. Thomas and St. John, and two for St.
[5] The court gained original jurisdiction over all local civil matters in 1991, and criminal matters in 1994; appeals were directed to the federal District Court of the Virgin Islands.
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