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===Legal system=== The U.S. Virgin Islands have a [[United States Virgin Islands Superior Court|Superior Court]] and [[United States Virgin Islands Supreme Court|Supreme Court]].<ref name="www.cia.gov" /> The [[District Court of the Virgin Islands]] is responsible for cases brought under [[Law of the United States#Federal law|federal law]], and the [[U.S. Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands|U.S. attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands]] can bring federal criminal cases there. The Superior Court is responsible for hearing cases under U.S. Virgin Islands law at the trial level, and the Supreme Court is responsible for appeals from the Superior Court for all appeals filed on or after January 29, 2007.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} (Appeals filed prior to that date were heard by the Appellate Division of the District Court.) Appeals from the federal District Court are heard by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]], located in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} District Court judges are appointed by the U.S. president, while Superior Court and Supreme Court judges are appointed by the governor. As of 2019, the USVI courts apply both American [[common law]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/virgin-islands/2019/title-1/chapter-1/4/|title=2019 US Virgin Islands Code :: Title 1 - General Provisions :: Chapter 1 - Virgin Islands Code :: Β§ 4. Application of common law; restatements|website=Justia Law|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818190443/https://law.justia.com/codes/virgin-islands/2019/title-1/chapter-1/4/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the 2019 US Virgin Islands Code as passed by the [[Legislature of the Virgin Islands|territorial legislature]]. Because the USVI is not a state and Congress has not determined otherwise, the federal district court is an [[Federal tribunals in the United States#Article IV tribunals|Article IV tribunal]], subject to the authority of the [[United States Secretary of the Interior|United States secretary of the interior]] and without lifetime appointment for judges. Elements of [[Danish law]] have all been repealed, except for two 1914 laws having to do with customs and ship duties for St. Thomas and St. John.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/virgin-islands/2019/title-1/chapter-1/6/|title=2019 US Virgin Islands Code :: Title 1 - General Provisions :: Chapter 1 - Virgin Islands Code :: Β§ 6. Danish laws and ordinances|website=Justia Law|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818190442/https://law.justia.com/codes/virgin-islands/2019/title-1/chapter-1/6/|url-status=live}}</ref> Attorneys who practice law in the U.S. Virgin Islands must be admitted to the Virgin Islands Bar through either a bar exam or meeting certain requirements for admission on the basis of experience in another reciprocal jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://visupremecourt.hosted.civiclive.com/offices_of_the_court/bar_admission/overview |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=visupremecourt.hosted.civiclive.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The bar exam consists of a standard American Bar Association multistate exam and a local law essay exam. As in the mainland United States, attorneys practice in a variety of settings including private law firms, government, or corporate offices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Reports |url=https://www.vicourts.org/publication_and_reports/annual_reports |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=www.vicourts.org |language=en-US}}</ref> {{further|Gun laws in the United States Virgin Islands}}
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