His service for the betterment of our community and its people will not be forgotten,” the governor said.

District Court and set an eminent example as an honorable and impartial arbiter of the law.

“A native Crucian, Judge Finch served for six years as the chief judge of the U.S. also noted that in his roles, Finch served the “people of the territory fairly and prudently for decades.” He was a true public servant, dedicated to the good of our home, as evidenced by his service on numerous professional and community associations, including the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, and as a member of the boards of the Boys and Girls Club and Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands,” Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett said Friday. “Although we mourn his passing, I am grateful for the tremendous example set by Judge Finch. President Bill Clinton, then was reappointed to serve as chief judge by former President George W. He moved on to the federal District Court following his appointment by former U.S. Superior Court judge in 1976, serving until 1994. Bar in 1970 and was later appointed by former Gov. He worked in private practice after being admitted to the V.I. Alexander Farrelly, and as a judge advocate in the U.S. Among his many accolades, he served as a law clerk to former Gov. Croix in 1940, Finch graduated from Christiansted High School in 1958 before moving on to Howard University to earn a bachelor’s in political science and a law degree in 1965. Finch Thursday was met with an outpouring of love from every corner of the community, with dignitaries praising him as a “dedicated public servant” and “bastion of justice.” He was 82 years old.īorn on St. Superior Courthouse in Frederiksted in his honor in 2017. Finch helps celebrate the renaming of the V.I.

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