RULES GOVERNING THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Rule 318. Disqualification of Magistrate Judge

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 318. Disqualification of Magistrate Judge

No magistrate judge shall sit or act as such in any action or proceeding:

(a) To which he or she is a party or in which he is primarily interested;

(b) When he or she is related to either party, or to an officer of a corporation which is a party, by blood or marriage within the third degree;

(c) When in the action or proceeding or in any prior action or proceeding involving the same issues...