Bar Renewal Application
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF BAR MEMBERSHIP
Please fill in all blanks and answer all questions. If a particular question does not apply to you,
write “none” or “N/A”. Applications which are not properly completed will be returned.
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ADMISSION DATE: _______________________
A. CHARACTER & FITNESS
Responses to questions are limited to the period from your last Bar Renewal to present. Please
answer all questions. If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, you are required to submit a
statement under the penalties of perjury which includes the relevant facts, court, charge, date,
whether the occurrence was disclosed to the highest court of the state(s) in which you are
admitted, disposition, whether the occurrence was an isolated incident, and any other facts you
deem relevant.
1. Are there any disciplinary proceedings pending against you?
YES NO
2. Have you - been denied admission to practice, disbarred, suspended from practice, or
disciplined by any court or bar authority?
YES
NO
3. If you have been suspended or disbarred from the practice of law by any
court or bar
authority, have you been reinstated?
YES
NO
N/A
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4. Have you resigned from the practice of law in any court?
YES
NO
5. Excluding traffic violations punishable by fine only, have you been convicted of, or
NO
6.
YES
NO
B. PRO BONO ASSISTANCE
OF PRO SE LI
TIGANTS
The Court will not appoint members of the Bar to civil cases. To the extent that you wish to
consider representing indigent parties on a pro bono basis, please answer questions 1-3 so that
your skills and preferences may be taken into account.
1. I prefer to assist in the following types of cases:
Employment Discrimination
Constitutional Claims
Bankruptcy
Personal Injury
Other:
2. My primary area of practice is:
3. If you are employed by a government agency, provide the name:
C. CRIMINAL APPOINTMENTS
The Court appoints members of the Bar to criminal cases. Please a
n
swer the following question
so that your s
k
ills and pref
erences may
be taken into
account if you are appoint
ed in a criminal
matter.
Have you been held in contempt of
court?
entered a plea of no contest to, any
crime or are any criminal charges pending against
you?
YES
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I prefer to be appointed in the following types of cases:
White Collar
Immigration
Narcotics
Firearms
Violent Crime
Other:
D. APPLICANT’S CERTIFICATION
1. I have been admitted to practice law in the following jurisdictions (states, territories, or
the District of Columbia):
COURT DATE OF ADMISSION/ BAR
NUMBER
ACTIVE
MEMBER ¥
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
2. Unless otherwise indicated in Section A, I am a memb
er in good standing of the bars of
each of the jurisdictions listed above.
3. I am familiar with the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Federal Rules of Civil and
Criminal Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Local Rules of the District
Court of the Virgin Islands.
4. My principal law office is located in _______________________________________.
5. I am a member of the bar of the following United States Courts:
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U.S. COURT
D
ATE OF ADMISSION/BAR
NUMBER
ACTIVE
MEMBER
6. I understand that it is my responsibility to notify the
Attorney Admission Coordinator of
any change in my address and any disciplinary proceedings that are instituted against me
during the annual period covered by this Bar membership.
7. I understand that I will be required to renew my membership in the Bar of this Court by
February 4 of each calendar year, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
8. I understand that I submit myself to the jurisdiction of this Court for any disciplinary
action to which I may be subject.
I hereby certify under the penalties of perjury that the foregoing statements and
answers are true and correct.
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Signature Date
For Court Use Only
Fee:
Check Cash Amount: ________________
Staff Notes
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Granted Denied
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Judicial Officer
Dated:
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No