RULES GOVERNING ADMISSION TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BAR Rule 202.4. Special Admission for Military Spouses

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 202.4. Special Admission for Military Spouses

(a) General Provisions. Due to the unique mobility requirements of military families who support the defense of our nation, the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands in its discretion may certify an attorney who, as recognized by the solemnizing jurisdiction, is a spouse of a member of the United States Uniformed Services ("service member") stationed within the Virgin Islands, to practice law pursuant to the terms of this Rule if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The attorney has been admitted to practice law and is on active status in another United States jurisdiction;
(2) The attorney holds a J.D. or comparable entry-level law degree from a law school approved by the American Bar Association;
(3) The attorney is currently a member in good standing of the bar of all courts and jurisdictions in which he or she is admitted to practice;
(4) The attorney has never been suspended or disbarred, and is not currently the subject of an order of attorney discipline or a pending formal disciplinary or disability matter in any jurisdiction; and
(5) The attorney possesses the character and fitness required of all applicants for admission to the practice of law in the Virgin Islands.

(b) Application. An applicant for special admission as a military spouse shall:

(1) File under oath the Supreme Court's form application for special admission as a military spouse. The clerk shall open a bar admissions file for each application, assign a case number, and refer the application to the Director of Bar Admissions of the Supreme Court, who shall coordinate the processing of the application with the Committee of Bar Examiners.
(2) Furnish a certificate of good standing from the appropriate licensing authority in each jurisdiction in which the applicant is admitted to practice

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