RULES GOVERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL TO REPRESENT INDIGENT PARTIES Rule 210.1. Determination of Need for Appointed Counsel

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 210.1. Determination of Need for Appointed Counsel

(a) The Supreme Court or the Superior Court, as the case may be, shall appoint counsel for a person financially unable to obtain adequate representation when appointment of counsel is required under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Revised Organic Act of 1954, or other law applicable to the Virgin Islands.

(b) Before appointment of counsel under this Rule, the court shall inquire into, and make a finding, as to whether the...