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# Simone VanHolten-Turnbull

Superior Court of the Virgin Islands · Magistrate Judge

## Profile

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

## Summary

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

## Sources

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