FILED¶
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¶
IN RE: REASSIGNMENT OF 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:¶
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;¶
WHEREAS the following 15 cases are currently assigned to Judge Morris,¶
| ST-2019-CV-602 |
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| 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 |
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;¶
WHEREAS this Court previously determined all of the cases as complex; 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;¶
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.¶
Date: April /6,, 2025¶
Debra s. Watlington Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands¶
Attest:¶
Tamara Charles¶
Clerkof the Co By¶
Date:¶