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# Yvette Ross-Edwards

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

Yvette Ross-Edwards — Superior Court of the Virgin Islands

## Biography

### Professional career

- Private practice, including Law Office of Yvette Ross-Edwards from 2004
- Legal Counsel and Assistant Director, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Judge Ross‐Edwards is appointed to the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands and is currently nominated by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. for a seat on the St. Croix bench
- Judge Yvette Ross‐Edwards is a seasoned Virgin Islands attorney with a record in public defense, legislative legal counsel, and private practice

### Education

- Albany Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- Admission to the Bar: Admitted to the Virgin Islands Bar Association in 1992.
- Now serving on the Superior Court bench in St. Croix, and her recent recusal in a high‐profile criminal case underscores the application of judicial ethics in complex, overlapping civil and criminal matters.
- Defense counsel argued that her former law firm had represented the Ramsundar family in a related wrongful death lawsuit, creating a potential conflict of interest.
- She was recognized by the Governor as having “an extensive and diverse legal career both publicly and in private practice” and is an active member of the Virgin Islands community.

## Sources

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