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# Ernest E. Morris, Jr.

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

Ernest E. Morris, Jr. — Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Superior Court of the Virgin Islands — appointed for a six-year term in July 2024 for the St. Croix judicial district
- Previously held the role of Magistrate Judge in the Superior Court’s Magistrate Division from 2019 to 2024
- His appointment as Superior Court Judge followed his reappointment to a second magistrate term in November 2023
- Morris Legal Group — criminal defense practice (2017–2018)
- Appellate Law Clerk (2007–2008) for Hon. Maria M. Cabret, Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
- Judicial Law Clerk (2005–2007) for Hon. Edgar D. Ross and Hon. Julio A. Brady, Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
- Native of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, currently serving as a Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands for the District of St. Croix
- In summary, Judge Ernest E. Morris, Jr. is a distinguished Virgin Islands legal professional with a career spanning judicial clerkships, public defense, legislative legal counsel, private practice, and now a senior judicial role in the Superior Court

### Education

- Howard University School of Law — J.D. (2005)
- in Political Science and Spanish — Yale University — B.A. (2000)

### Additional information

- Chief Legal Counsel, Legislature of the Virgin Islands (2019–2019 appointment as Magistrate Judge)
- Corporate Counsel, Viya (2014–2017)
- Territorial Public Defender (2008–2011)
- Assistant Legal Counsel, Legislature of the Virgin Islands
- He also completed the Master of Judicial Studies Program at the University of Nevada.
- Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has praised Morris for his deep commitment to justice, legal expertise, and community engagement, noting his work with the Junior Statesmen Summer School and the “We Deh Yah” Cultural Dancers.

## 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.