VIRGIN ISLANDS COMMISSION ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE

• Jurisdiction: United States

VIRGIN ISLANDS COMMISSION ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUPREME COURT RULE 301

Originally Effective: December 1, 2014

(S. Ct. Prom. No. 2014-0005)

(a) Purpose.

The Virgin Islands Commission on Access to Justice is established to promote, facilitate, and enhance equal access to justice with an emphasis on access to the civil courts and administrative agencies of the Virgin Islands for all people, particularly the poor and vulnerable. The purpose is to make access to justice a high priority for everyone in the legal system and, to the maximum extent possible, the Commission is intended to complement and collaborate with other entities addressing access to justice issues.

(b) Membership and Terms.

(1) The Chief Justice of the Virgin Islands shall appoint no more than 15 members to the Commission for an initial term of three years as follows:

a. An Associate Justice to serve as Committee Liaison;
b. Three judicial officers of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands;
c. The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands or his designee;
d. Four members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association including the President or Executive Director of the VIBA; the Chair of the VIBA's Access to Justice Committee; and two active VIBA members in private practice with a demonstrated commitment to and familiarity with access to justice issues in the Virgin Islands, who are not currently serving as a VIBA officer or director, one of whom shall be from a law firm of three or more attorneys.
e. The President of the Virgin Islands

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