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# Yolan Brow Ross

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

Yolan Brow Ross — Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

## Biography

### Professional career

- Magistrate Judge, Superior Court, appointed 2022-01-20; reappointed 2026-02-16
- Yolan C. Brow Ross is a Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, serving the Judicial District of St. Croix, appointed in 2022 and reappointed in 2026
- Judge Brow Ross was appointed to a four‐year term as Magistrate Judge for the St. Croix judicial district by then‐Presiding Judge Harold W.L. Willocks on January 20, 2022
- In summary: Judge Yolan C. Brow Ross is a highly experienced jurist with a strong background in public defense and private practice, now serving as a reappointed Presiding Magistrate Judge in St. Croix

### Education

- Tulane University School of Law Admitted to the practice of law in the Virgin Islands, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — J.D. (1998)
- in Sociology and Computer Science — Duke University — B.A. (1995)

### Additional information

- On February 17, 2026, Presiding Judge Jessica Gallivan reappointed her for a second four‐year term.
- In July 2026, Judge Brow Ross presided over high‐profile criminal hearings, including first‐degree murder and domestic violence cases, as part of the St. Croix criminal docket.
- Private practice in the Virgin Islands
- Before becoming a judge, Judge Brow Ross had over 10 years of service as a Public Defender in the Office of the Territorial Public Defender.
- overseeing significant criminal and civil cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- She also practiced privately in the Virgin Islands with the Law Office of Yvette D. Ross‐Edwards and the Law Offices of Hunter, Cole & Bennet.
- As Presiding Judge, she oversees a wide range of criminal and civil cases in St. Croix, including serious felony matters such as first‐degree murder, domestic violence, and grand larceny.
- Civil matters: family law, property disputes, and other statutory cases Her role ensures fair and efficient adjudication, with a focus on public safety and justice in 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.