---
title: "Renee M. Andre | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/renee-m-andre-vi"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-10-07"
---

# Renee M. Andre

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

Renee M. Andre — Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

## Biography

### Professional career

- Confirmed on May 28, 2026, by the 36th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands to serve a six‐year term as Judge of the Superior Court in the St. Thomas–St. John district
- Now a Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, presiding over cases in the St. Thomas–St. John district
- She has described law as a lifelong calling, shaped by early moot court experiences and a commitment to justice and public service
- Her role on the Superior Court bench is expected to contribute to timely, fair, and independent justice in the territory
- Before her judicial appointment, Andre was Partner at the Law Office of Marjorie Rawls Roberts, P.C. and held a federal judicial clerkship with Judge Curtis V. Gómez.

### Education

- She is a graduate of Paine College (B.A. in Psychology, valedictorian at age 19) and West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., W.E.B. DuBois Fellow).

### Additional information

- The 36th Legislature’s May 28, 2026 confirmation was announced by Presiding Judge Jessica Gallivan.
- Governor Bryan’s January 2026 announcement highlighted Andre’s “legal acumen, professionalism, and temperament” and the administration’s focus on strengthening the judiciary.
- Federal judicial clerkship to Judge Curtis V. Goméz
- Andre’s personal history is deeply rooted in the Virgin Islands.
- Andre’s appointment adds to the Virgin Islands’ judiciary a jurist with both local community ties and a strong academic and professional record.
- Her appointment follows a nomination by Governor Albert Bryan Jr., who cited her legal acumen, professionalism, and commitment to public service.
- She was raised in St. Thomas’s Tutu High Rise community, the daughter of Phyllis M. André and Donald H. André Jr., and the great‐granddaughter of Alton A. Adams Sr..

## Sources

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

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/renee-m-andre-vi",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/renee-m-andre-vi",
      "name": "Renee M. Andre | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Renee M. Andre, Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-10-07",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/renee-m-andre-vi#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/renee-m-andre-vi#judge",
      "name": "Renee M. Andre",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/renee-m-andre-vi",
      "jobTitle": "Judge",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "Superior Court of the Virgin Islands"
      },
      "sameAs": [],
      "alumniOf": [
        {
          "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
          "name": "Paine College"
        },
        {
          "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
          "name": "West Virginia University College of Law"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "U.S. Virgin Islands",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/u-s-virgin-islands"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Renee M. Andre",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/renee-m-andre-vi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```


## 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.