The VI Bar Herald

2005 Almeric L. Christian Scholarship Golf Tournament The Fifteenth Annual Almeric L. Christian Scholarship Tournnament will take place on November 13, 2005 at the Mahogany Run Golf Course in St. Thomas, United States, VI Click here for More...

CLE Seminar CLE Seminar is scheduled for October of 2005 on St. Croix. More informtion on the seminar will be posted as it becomes available.

Third Circuit Now Requires Electronic Filings The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has adopted new local rules that require the filing of briefs in both electronic and paper form. Click here for More...

2005 Annual Meeting The Virgin Islands Bar Association will hold it's annual meeting on Friday, December 9, 2005. This year's annual meeting will be at Divi Carina Bay Resort and Casino on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Click here for More...

Bar Adopts New Strategic Plan
During the Presidency of Amos W. Carty, in 2004, the V.I. Bar Association developed a strategic plan, which was adopted by the Board of Governors. Amos Carty had this to say about the newly adopted strategic plan: "The newly adopted strategic plan will provide a guide for the activities of the Bar Association into the future. It is a plan that has been developed with input from our membership as well as other community members. I am excited that our newly adopted strategic plan is realistic and has attainable goals and benchmarks. It will allow us to finally devlop an association that is responsive to the needs of its members and the wider community that we serve."
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Virgin Islands Bar Association New President Maxwell D. McIntosh Contact President Maxwell D. McIntosh Click here for More...

U.S. Attorney's Office Will Not Serve Or Accept Electronic Service Click here for More...

2005 Almeric L. Christian Tennis Tournament The funds raised from the tournament provide financial assistance to deserving law students from the U. S. Virgin Islands. All the students who receive grants under the Almeric Christian Scholarship Fund are law students who sign a commitment to return to the Territory to practice law.

V.I. Attorney General Swan dies at age 62 Government officials and the territory's legal community expressed shock and sadness at the sudden death of V.I. Attorney General Alva A. Swan early Wednesday, July 13, 2005 in St. Thomas. Click here for More...

Retired Judge Alphonso A. Christian has died The Virgin Islands Bar Association extends condolences to the entire family of Judge Alphonso A. Christian, who passed away on July 22, 2005. Click here for More...

Support for Magistrates Court Narrowly Defeats Supreme Court as Priority

The Bar Herald's first on-line poll gave a narrow lead to the establishment of a Magistrates Court within the Territorial Court as a priority over a Virgin Islands Supreme Court. 44% of those that responded to the Bar Herald poll ranked the establishment of a Magistrates Court within the Territorial Court while 41% of those polled maintained that the Virgin Islands Supreme Court was a priority. 15% of those polled said that didn't know which option was a priority.
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Solicitor General Elliott "Mac" Davis Receives Man of the Year Award Virgin Islands Solicitor General Elliott McIver "Mac" Davis received the 2002 Man of the Year Award from the Rotary Club of St. Thomas II for his service to the Virgin Islands community. Click here for More...

Judge Rhys Hodge Opens Bench Bar Colloquy Territorial Court Judge Rhys S. Hodge opened the first Bench Bar Colloquy of the year before approximately 25 members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association at Cafe Marisol on Government Hill on St. Thomas on Thursday, February 21. Click here for More...

Territorial Court Suspends Attorneys Presiding Judge of the Territorial Court Maria M. Cabret on February 8, 2002, suspended 4 members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association for non-payment of bar dues. Click here for More...

VI Attorneys Plan Community Outreach; Board of Governors Adopts Strategic Plan
The newly elected Board of Governors of the Virgin Islands Bar Association held its Annual Bar Retreat January 11-12 at the Buccaneer Hotel on St. Croix. The Board adopted a comprehensive Strategic and Operation Plan that will guide the Territory's organization of attorneys and judges for the next three years.
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Virgin Islands Bar Elects Officers; Advocates Establishing VI Supreme Court
At their Annual Meeting at the Divi Carina Bay Resort on St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Bar Association elected its new officers. During presentation at the Caribbean Law Conference that was held in conjunction with the Bar Annual Meeting the subject of establishing a VI Supreme Court was discussed.
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