Committee on Rules and Judiciary Agenda September 8, 2025 — Rules And Judiciary, September 15, 2025
P a g e | 1 Comm. On Rules and Judiciary September 8, 2025 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY AGENDA Please be advised that the 36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing originally scheduled for August 28, 2025, and subsequently postponed due to Legislative Session, has been rescheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Fritz E Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the Governor’s Nominees as well as receive testimonies on two (2) legislative measures. BLOCK I: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Mr. Roy Moorehead Governor’s Nominee Board of Parole Mr. L. Damian M. Cartwright Governor’s Nominee Virgin Islands Board of Land Use Appeals BLOCK II: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Mr. Xavier A. Acevedo Governor’s Nominee Virgin Islands Water and Power Governing Board Ms. Safiya George, PhD Governor’s Nominee Virgin Islands Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation Board of Directors LUNCH: 1:00 PM –2:00 PM P a g e | 2 Comm. …
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P a g e | 1 Comm. On Rules and Judiciary September 8, 2025 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY AGENDA Please be advised that the 36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing originally scheduled for August 28, 2025, and subsequently postponed due to Legislative Session, has been rescheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Fritz E Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the Governor’s Nominees as well as receive testimonies on two (2) legislative measures. BLOCK I: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Mr. Roy Moorehead Governor’s Nominee Board of Parole Mr. L. Damian M. Cartwright Governor’s Nominee Virgin Islands Board of Land Use Appeals BLOCK II: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Mr. Xavier A. Acevedo Governor’s Nominee Virgin Islands Water and Power Governing Board Ms. Safiya George, PhD Governor’s Nominee Virgin Islands Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation Board of Directors LUNCH: 1:00 PM –2:00 PM P a g e | 2 Comm. On Rules and Judiciary September 8, 2025 BLOCK III: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Bill No. 36-0101 – An act to provide for continuity of operations in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands in the event of prolonged judicial vacancies. Proposed by Senator Novelle E. Francis Jr Invited Testifiers: Ms. Regina deChabert Petersen, Administrator of Courts Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands Mr. J. Russell B. Pate, Esq., President Virgin Islands Bar Association The Hon. Gordon C. Rhea, Esq., Attorney General Virgin Islands Department of Justice Ms. Julie S. Todman, Esq., Chief Territorial Public Defender Virgin Islands Office of Territorial Public Defender BLOCK IV: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Bill No. 36-0112 – An act amending title 4 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 31, section 516 increasing the filing fee for general civil complaints in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands and title 5 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 41, section 426 allowing for the collection of nine percent prejudgment interest when an offer of judgment is filed with the court. Proposed by Senator Carla J. Joseph Invited Testifiers: Ms. Regina deChabert Petersen, Administrator of Courts Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands Mr. J. Russell B. Pate, Esq., President Virgin Islands Bar Association CC: All Senators All Chiefs of Staff All Divisions Public Affairs Media