Administrator of Courts Regina Petersen advises the general public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar of an update to the Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands 2023/2024 holiday schedule to include the grant of administrative leave for non-essential government employees in the District of St. Croix for the Crucian Christmas Festival Food, Arts and Crafts Fair, and J’ouvert.
November 10, 2023: Veterans Day Holiday: Closed
November 23, 2023: Thanksgiving Day Holiday: Closed
November 24, 2023: Day after Thanksgiving: All Judicial Branch employees will be granted administrative leave from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
December 25, 2023: Christmas Day Holiday: Closed
December 26, 2023: Boxing Day Holiday: Closed
January 1, 2024: New Year’s Day Holiday: Closed
January 3, 2024: Crucian Christmas Festival: Food, Arts and Crafts Fair, employees on St. Croix only will be granted Administrative Leave from noon to 5 p.m.
January 4, 2024: Crucian Christmas Festival: J’ouvert, employees on St. Croix only will be granted Administrative Leave from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 5, 2024: Crucian Christmas Festival: All Judicial Branch employees will be granted administrative leave from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 15, 2024: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Holiday: Closed
February 19, 2024: President’s Day Holiday: Closed
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On the designated dates and times that the branch will be closed for the holidays and Crucian Christmas Festival activities in the District of St. Croix, all filings will continuously be accepted through the previously approved methods:
Supreme Court: The court’s electronic filing system; and a secured lockbox for non-electronic filers at the entrance of the Supreme Court’s premises at No. 161B Crown Bay, on St. Thomas, and No. 18 Strand Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix.
Superior Court: The court’s electronic filing system; and in the St. Thomas-St. John District, filings (including those for the Magistrate Division) will be accepted via a secured lock box on the first floor, East Wing entrance of the court’s premises at the Alexander A. Farrelly Justice Center. In the District of St. Croix, filings will be accepted via a secured lock box located at the entrance on the First Floor of the R.H. Amphlett Leader Justice Complex.
Members of the V.I. Bar in addition to pro-se litigants are reminded that they can access the Judiciary’s new e-Filing system through the unified portal for both the Supreme and Superior Courts. This portal can be accessed by visiting https://usviefile.vicourts.org.
For more information, contact:
Mrs. Regina deChabert Petersen
Administrator of Courts
Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands
P.O. Box 590
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00804
Tel: 774‐2237 Fax: (340) 774‐2258 TTY: 693-4118
