Courts & rulings
District Court of the Virgin Islands
Article IV territorial courtTrial courtAppointed
The federal trial court covering all of the Virgin Islands.
Appointed, President nominates, Senate confirms.
Appellate path
Statutory divisions: Division of Saint Croix, Division of Saint Thomas and Saint John.
Precedent & authority
Bound by its own circuit and the Supreme Court. Decisions of other district courts, even within the same circuit, are only persuasive.