Hon. Harold W. L. Willocks Elected Chief Justice
Hon Harold W. L. Willocks
Administrator of Courts, Regina Petersen, is pleased to announce to the members of the VI Bar Association and the general public that the Honorable Harold W. L. Willocks has been elected to serve a five-year term as Chief Justice of the Virgin Islands, to commence on December 13, 2026. Chief Justice Willocks was elected pursuant to title 4, section 22(f)(2) of the Virgin Islands Code, which provides that not later than sixty (60) days before the expiration of a Chief Justice’s term, a majority of the full-time justices sitting en banc shall select a Chief Justice from among their members.
The meeting convened today, October 13, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., and was attended by Chief Justice Hodge, and Associate Justices Maria M. Cabret, Harold W. L. Willocks and Denise M. Francois. Chief Justice Willocks is just the second Chief Justice selected in the 20 years since the establishment of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands