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Court order (order of reassignment)
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This document is a court order from the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, dated April 16, 2025, reassigning 15 'ungrouped complex cases' from Judge Ernest E. Morris, Jr. to the Complex Litigation Division under Judge Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr. The file stamp notably references case ST-2020-CV-00155, which is the civil forfeiture case filed by the US Virgin Islands against the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein. The order states the transfer is for judicial efficiency and notes that Judge Morris had inherited these cases from Judge Willocks upon taking office in July 2024.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Debra S. Watlington | Presiding Judge of the Superior Court |
Signed the order reassigning the complex cases.
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| Ernest E. Morris, Jr. | Judge |
Judge from whom the 15 complex cases are being reassigned; he succeeded Judge Willocks and took oath on July 23, 2024.
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| Harold W. L. Willocks | Judge |
Previous judge who handled the cases under agreement to assist the Complex Litigation Division.
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| Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr. | Complex Litigation Division Judge |
Judge to whom the 15 cases are being reassigned.
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| Tamara Charles | Clerk of the Court |
Attested the filing.
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Organizations (3)
Timeline (2 events)
2024-07-23
2025-04-16
Filing of Order of Reassignment transferring 15 complex cases to the Complex Litigation Division.
Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
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Judge Morris succeeded then Judge Harold W. L. Willocks
Cases reassigned from Judge Morris to Judge Andrews
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"ORDERED that, pursuant to Title 4, Virgin Islands Code, Section 72b(a), all 15 cases... shall be and are reassigned to the Complex Litigation Division to be presided over by the Complex Litigation Division Judge, Honorable Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr."Source
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"WHEREAS the undersigned concludes it is in the best interest of judicial efficiency that all such cases should be managed as complex cases within the Complex Litigation Division"Source
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
FILED
April 16, 2025 12:13 PM
ST-2020-CV-00155
TAMARA CHARLES
CLERK OF THE COURT
April 16, 2025 12:13 PM
ST-2020-CV-00155
TAMARA CHARLES
CLERK OF THE COURT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
IN RE: REASSIGNMENT OF
UNGROUPED COMPLEX CASES
UNGROUPED COMPLEX CASES
Case No. SX-2025-MC-00024
ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT TO COMPLEX LITIGATION DIVISION
- This matter came before the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court upon
review of case assignments to Honorable Judge Ernest E. Morris, Jr. In so doing
the undersigned makes the following observations:
review of case assignments to Honorable Judge Ernest E. Morris, Jr. In so doing
the undersigned makes the following observations:
WHEREAS Judge Morris succeeded then Judge Harold W. L. Willocks, as
a general jurisdiction superior court judge, when he took the oath of office on July
23, 2024;
a general jurisdiction superior court judge, when he took the oath of office on July
23, 2024;
WHEREAS the following 15 cases are currently assigned to Judge Morris,
ST-2019-CV-602
ST-2020-CV-155
SX-1997-CV-328
SX-2000-CV-328
SX-2002-CV-598
SX-2002-CV-641
SX-2005-CV-273
SX-2005-CV-583
SX-2005-CV-661
SX-2006-CV-627
SX-2009-CV-299
SX-2016-CV-434
SX-2018-CV-381
SX-2018-CV-146
SX-2020-CV-684
ST-2020-CV-155
SX-1997-CV-328
SX-2000-CV-328
SX-2002-CV-598
SX-2002-CV-641
SX-2005-CV-273
SX-2005-CV-583
SX-2005-CV-661
SX-2006-CV-627
SX-2009-CV-299
SX-2016-CV-434
SX-2018-CV-381
SX-2018-CV-146
SX-2020-CV-684
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In Re Reassignment of Ungrouped Complex Cases
SX-2025-MC-024
Order of Reassignment to Complex Litigation Division
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SX-2025-MC-024
Order of Reassignment to Complex Litigation Division
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WHEREAS these cases were previously assigned to then Judge Willocks
per his agreement to assist the Complex Litigation Division, and were inherited and
reassigned to Judge Morris' docket via the routine assignment procedure for new
judges;
per his agreement to assist the Complex Litigation Division, and were inherited and
reassigned to Judge Morris' docket via the routine assignment procedure for new
judges;
WHEREAS this Court previously determined all of the cases as complex;
and
and
WHEREAS the undersigned concludes it is in the best interest of judicial
efficiency that all such cases should be managed as complex cases within the
Complex Litigation Division, pursuant to V.I.R. Civ. P. 92(c) and (d), to promote the
efficient utilization of judicial resources and the facilities and personnel of the court;
efficiency that all such cases should be managed as complex cases within the
Complex Litigation Division, pursuant to V.I.R. Civ. P. 92(c) and (d), to promote the
efficient utilization of judicial resources and the facilities and personnel of the court;
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby
ORDERED that, pursuant to Title 4, Virgin Islands Code, Section 72b(a), all
15 cases (listed in the second "Whereas Clause" above) shall be and are
reassigned to the Complex Litigation Division to be presided over by the
Complex Litigation Division Judge, Honorable Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr.
15 cases (listed in the second "Whereas Clause" above) shall be and are
reassigned to the Complex Litigation Division to be presided over by the
Complex Litigation Division Judge, Honorable Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr.
Date: April 16, 2025
/s/ Debra S. Watlington
Debra S. Watlington
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
of the Virgin Islands
Debra S. Watlington
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
of the Virgin Islands
Attest:
Tamara Charles
Clerk of the Court
By: [Signature]
Date: 4/16/25
Tamara Charles
Clerk of the Court
By: [Signature]
Date: 4/16/25
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