DENISE M. FRANCOIS
DENISE M. FRANCOIS Denise.Francois@vicourts.org Office: (340) 774-6680, ext. 6245 Mobile: (404) 398-9161 EXPERIENCE: Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands District of St. Thomas & St. John March 2020 (re-appointed) to present Administrative Judge of the Superior Court (Appointed for a 3-year term effective September 11, 2025) Member, Judicial Management Advisor Council (Re-appointed for 2-year term effective September 30, 2025) Member, Virgin Islands Commission of Judicial Conduct (Appointed for a 4-year term: 9/1/2025 – 8/31/2029) Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands District of St. Thomas & St. John October 2013 to March 2020 General jurisdiction trial judge presiding over criminal and civil actions, both jury and non-jury, including habeas corpus actions, extraditions, appeals from Government agencies, appeals form Magistrate Division of the Superior Court. Chairperson of V.I. …
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DENISE M. FRANCOIS Denise.Francois@vicourts.org Office: (340) 774-6680, ext. 6245 Mobile: (404) 398-9161 EXPERIENCE: Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands District of St. Thomas & St. John March 2020 (re-appointed) to present Administrative Judge of the Superior Court (Appointed for a 3-year term effective September 11, 2025) Member, Judicial Management Advisor Council (Re-appointed for 2-year term effective September 30, 2025) Member, Virgin Islands Commission of Judicial Conduct (Appointed for a 4-year term: 9/1/2025 – 8/31/2029) Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands District of St. Thomas & St. John October 2013 to March 2020 General jurisdiction trial judge presiding over criminal and civil actions, both jury and non-jury, including habeas corpus actions, extraditions, appeals from Government agencies, appeals form Magistrate Division of the Superior Court. Chairperson of V.I. Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure Member of Virgin Islands Judicial Management Advisory Council (September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024) Designated Justice of Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands Presided over criminal hearing in District Court of the Virgin Islands in place of U.S. Magistrate Judge Managing Partner Hodge & Francois, St. Thomas, VI April 1991 to October 2013 American Mediation Institute, St. Thomas, VI Certified mediator EDUCATION: National Judicial College, Reno, NV | 2014-2019 General Jurisdiction (completed with distinction) Logic and Opinion Writing Advanced Evidence Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure Training for Judges DENISE M. FRANCOIS Denise.Francois@vicourts.org Office: (340) 774-6680, ext. 6245 Mobile: (404) 398-9161 EDUCATION: University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California Juris Doctor Degree Amherst College, Amherst Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts, Political Science Bar Memberships: Virgin Islands Bar Board of Governors President of Virgin Islands Bar Association V.I. Bar Association President’s Award of Outstanding Service District Court of the Virgin Islands United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit State Bar of California