VIRGIN ISLANDS CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT Rule 213.2.7. Responsibility to Decide

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 213.2.7. Responsibility to Decide

A judge shall hear and decide matters assigned to the judge, except when disqualification is required by Rule 213.2.11 or other law.*

Comment

[1] Judges must be available to decide the matters that come before the court. Although there are times when disqualification is necessary to protect the rights of litigants and preserve public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, judges must be available to decide matters that come...