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# Carol Thomas-Jacobs

Superior Court of the Virgin Islands · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
- State: U.S. Virgin Islands
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Carol Thomas-Jacobs — Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

## Biography

### Professional career

- Began in 2008 as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division, later becoming Chief of the Civil Division in 2007, Deputy Attorney General in 2016, and Chief Deputy Attorney General in 2020
- Assistant Attorney General, Virgin Islands Department of Justice, from 1999
- Thomas‐Jacobs has a long legal career in the U.S. Virgin Islands, spanning over two decades in the Virgin Islands Department of Justice

### Education

- B.A. in History and Social Studies with Education from the University of the West Indies (Jamaica)
- Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica — J.D.
- Legal education — Norman Manley Law School

### Additional information

- Her investiture ceremony in October 2023 was attended by current and former judges, government leaders, and legal professionals.
- Carol Thomas‐Jacobs was appointed by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. in March 2023 and formally sworn in on October 3, 2023, after unanimous legislative confirmation.
- A $62.5 million settlement with billionaire Leon Black over alleged Epstein ties.
- Subpoena enforcement against Les Wexner.
- Presiding Judge Debra Watlington described her as a “humble, hard‐working high achiever”.
- She presides over civil and criminal cases in the St. Thomas–St. John district.
- The JPMorgan Chase lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein connections.
- She is admitted to practice law in the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York.

## Sources

- [superior.vicourts.org](https://superior.vicourts.org/about_us/judicial_officers/judges)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Virgin Islands Superior Court Rule 5 — written and oral orders](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c02b11b9b26110c9da2a54db) — Virgin Islands Superior Court only; source dated June 1, 2019, qualified for later amendments and superseding procedural rules. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.vicourts.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16016022). Collected 2026-10-27.