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4/21/2009--Introduced.Judicial District of the Virgin Islands Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish a two-judge Article III court in the Virgin Islands (with court held in Christiansted for the Saint Croix Division, and in Charlotte-Amalie for the Saint Thomas and Saint John Division). Requires pleadings and procedures to be conducted in the English language. Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to state that: (1) the judicial power of the Virgin Islands shall be vested in an appellate court and lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by local law (eliminates references to the district court of the Virgin Islands); and (2) the U.S. district court of the Virgin Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all income-tax related criminal and civil proceedings in the Virgin Islands, except for ancillary tax laws enacted by the Virgin Islands legislature. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) assignment of additional judges; and (2) relations between U.S. courts and local courts under such Act.

1243310400 2009-05-26 Fri Nov 13 18:08:59 -0600 2009 introduced 56798 'act':7 '2009':9 'island':6 'judici':1 'virgin':5 'district':2 73929 false short introduced 56798 'iii':15 'unit':18 'court':5,12 'state':19 'articl':14 'island':9 'virgin':8 'district':4 'constitut':20 'establish':2 72085 false official action 56798 1243310400 Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0500 2009 196968 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. C000380 1945-09-19 1119 1510 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 0 202-225-5517 Donna 'd':4 '-0':6 'vi':5 'rep':1 'donna':2,7,9 'christensen':3,8,10 F 400073 Christensen Donna_M._Christensen M. Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0] 284 N00000133 5336 Democrat 202-225-1790 Moravian VI Donna Christensen http://www.house.gov/christian-christensen/ action 56798 1243310400 Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0500 2009 196968 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. action 56798 1240286400 Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191742 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 56798 1240286400 Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191741