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# Ive Arlington Swan

Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
- State: U.S. Virgin Islands
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active

## Summary

Ive Arlington Swan — Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands

## Sources

- [www.vicourts.org](https://www.vicourts.org/cms/one.aspx?pageid=15637115&portalid=12810944)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Private Practice (1981–1987): Operated law offices in the Virgin Islands
- Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands (1978–1981): Oversaw the Department of Law, government litigation, and legal affairs
- Virgin Islands Department of Law (1970–1978): Legal Intern, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General in Criminal, Family, Civil, and Administrative divisions.
- Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands, one of the five justices alongside the Chief Justice and other associate justices
- Associate Justice Ive Arlington Swan is a senior jurist of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a career spanning public service, private practice, and judicial leadership
- As Associate Justice, Swan contributes to the court’s decision-making on matters of law and fact affecting the U.S. Virgin Islands, reflecting his extensive legal background and public service experience

### Education

- Extensive judicial training with the National Judicial College (1987–2006) and the American Academy of Judicial Education.
- B.A. from Morgan State University in 1967 and a J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 1970.

### Additional information

- Swan is admitted to the Washington, D.C. Bar (1970) and the Virgin Islands Bar (1971), and has practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit, the Third Circuit, the D.C. District Court, and all U.S. Virgin Islands courts.
- Born on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Swan attended Leonard Dober Elementary, Commandant Gade School, and Charlotte Amalie High School, graduating in 1963.
- Active in the American Bar Association, National Bar Association, American Judges Association, and Society of Attorney Generals Emeritus (SAGE).
- His jurisdiction covers the U.S. Virgin Islands, and he is active in the court’s docket.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Virgin Islands Supreme Court — published oral argument practices](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-73b7c2815fe62db4bc84fdf7) — Official IOP amended April 1, 2014, partial reader capture. The introduction expressly states these internal practices do NOT have the force of law, do not govern practice before the Court and create no enforceable rights. Display as dated informational shared guidance only; rules, notices and later orders control. 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=16634394). Collected 2026-10-27.