Simone VanHolten-Turnbull at a glance
- Current role
- Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Virgin Islands · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Simone VanHolten-Turnbull
Magistrate Judge · Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
Simone VanHolten-Turnbull — Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
Biography
Professional career
- Magistrate Judge, Superior Court, appointed 2022-01-20; reappointed 2026-02-16
- Assistant Attorney General in the Virgin Islands Department of Justice for 7.5 years
- Law clerk to the Honorable Ive A. Swan at the then Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands
- Her judicial service reflects a strong background in public defense and government legal work, which has informed her approach as a magistrate judge
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law — J.D. (1993)
- Business Management — Hampton University — B.S. (1990)
Additional information
- She has been admitted to the practice of law in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia since 2001.
- Reappointed: February 16, 2026, for a second 4‐year term by Presiding Judge Jessica Gallivan
- Appointed: January 20, 2022, for a 4‐year term by Presiding Judge Harold W.L. Willocks
- Territorial Public Defender for over 10 years, rising to Deputy Chief in 2016
- Assistant Legal Counsel, Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Virgin Islands Superior Court Rule 5 — written and oral orders
Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
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