Julio Brady
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Julio A. Brady is a U.S. Virgin Islander judge, politician and attorney. Brady served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
from 1983 to 1987 during the second term of former Governor Juan Francisco Luis
. Brady has served as a U.S. Virgin Islands Superior Court judge since 2006.
s in philosophy
and English from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
in 1964. He worked at the V.I. Employment Security Agency as an interviewer before enroling in law school. He then earned a law degree from New York Law School
of New York City
in 1969.
of New York
, where he worked from 1969 to 1971 as a public defender
. He then served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1971 to 1973. Brady was promoted to U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands District, a position he held from 1973 until January 30, 1978, when he resigned to pursue a political campaign
for U.S.V.I. delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Brady's ultimately sought the Democratic
nomination for Delegate of the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978. He was narrowly defeated in the September 12, 1978 Democratic primary election
by Janet B. Watlington, an aide to former Delegate Ron de Lugo
. Republican Melvin Evans defeated Watlington in the November general election
to become delegate.
He was also reportedly considered for appointment as Lieutenant Governor by Governor Juan Luis in January 1978 following the death of Governor Cyril King. However, Governor Luis ultimately chose Henry Millin
as his Lieutenant Governor and running mate
in the 1978 gubernatorial election.
Brady practiced law for a private law firm
, Isherwood, Colianni, Alkon and Barnard, on Saint Croix after leaving the U.S. Attorney's office. He ran the firm's Saint Thomas office for a time.
Governor Juan Francisco Luis appointed Brady the first federal programs coordinator in Washington, D.C.
from 1979 to 1982. He simultaneously served as the chairman of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
from 1980 to 1982. Brady was also involved with the Fourth Constitutional Convention held in 1980. He heavily criticized a proposed provision in the U.S. Virgin Islands Constitution that would have required that all future Governors and Lt. Governors of the territory be born in the U.S. Virgin Islands or have at least one parent who was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands in order to hold office. As a guest speaker, Brady told the constitutional delegates, "For you people who were elected by a microcosm
of the entire Virgin Islands to decide that for all time we cannot have in these Virgin Islands as governor somebody who was not born here, or whatever definition you use, is - to say the least - the height or arrogance.
In 1982, Lt. Governor Henry Millin
opted to challenge incumbent Governor Juan Francisco Luis in the gubernatorial election. Luis chose Brady as his running mate for lieutenant governor in the 1982 gubernatorial election. Luis and Brady won the election on November 2, 1982, with 11,354 votes, defeating Millin and three other candidates for governor. He served as Lt. Governor until leaving office on January 5, 1987, when he was succeeded by Derek Hodge
.
In 1986, Brady ran for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, this time as a Republican
. However, he was defeated in the election by Democrat Alexander A. Farrelly
.
Brady was elected as a delegate to the 1988 Republican National Convention
in New Orleans. Brady opposed a move to include a constitutional amendment
to ban abortions in the Republican Party's 1988 party platform
explaining, "It's a personal and moral issue, and I don't believe government has any business mucking around with it." In the late 1980s, the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
expelled then-Senator Kenneth Mapp
from the legislature after he failed to re-register as a U.S. Virgin Islands resident after voting in a primary election
in the state of Georgia
. Brady represented Mapp in the court case challenging his expulsion.
Brady went on to serve as a judge on the U.S. Virgin Islands Territorial Court from 1992 to 1994. The Territorial Court is now called the Virgin Islands Superior Court. By 2006, Brady, a former Democrat, had become Chairman of the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands
. He was also working as a lawyer for Communication Corp., specializing in innovation
.
In December 2005, Virgin Islands Superior Court
Judge Edgar D. Ross retired from the bench. Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull
nominated Brady to the Virgin Islands Superior Court on January 18, 2006. Brady's nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate in a 8-3 vote in April 2006 after a series of heated and controversial confirmation hearings.
Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
The following is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the United States Virgin Islands.*David Earle Maas - Republican...
from 1983 to 1987 during the second term of former Governor Juan Francisco Luis
Juan Francisco Luis
Juan Francisco Luis was a U.S. Virgin Island politician who served as the third elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the territory's 23rd Governor overall. Luis assumed the governorship on January 2, 1978, succeeding Governor Cyril King, who died in office...
. Brady has served as a U.S. Virgin Islands Superior Court judge since 2006.
Early life
Brady received bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and English from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a Roman Catholic university located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses in the areas of education, business administration, arts and human studies and science, leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate Degrees. Its campus is also home...
in 1964. He worked at the V.I. Employment Security Agency as an interviewer before enroling in law school. He then earned a law degree from New York Law School
New York Law School
New York Law School is a private law school in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. The school is located within four blocks of all major courts in Manhattan. In 2011, New York Law School...
of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1969.
Career
Brady began his legal career at the Legal Aid SocietyLegal Aid Society
The Legal Aid Society in New York City is the United States' oldest and largest provider of legal services to the indigent. It operates both traditional civil and criminal law cases.-History:...
of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, where he worked from 1969 to 1971 as a public defender
Public defender
The term public defender is primarily used to refer to a criminal defense lawyer appointed to represent people charged with a crime but who cannot afford to hire an attorney in the United States and Brazil. The term is also applied to some ombudsman offices, for example in Jamaica, and is one way...
. He then served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1971 to 1973. Brady was promoted to U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands District, a position he held from 1973 until January 30, 1978, when he resigned to pursue a political campaign
Political campaign
A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, wherein representatives are chosen or referendums are decided...
for U.S.V.I. delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Brady's ultimately sought the Democratic
Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
The Democratic Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It won the gubernatorial elections of 2006 when its candidate John de Jongh was elected with 57.3 %.At the last elections, 7 November 2006, the party won 8 out of 15 seats....
nomination for Delegate of the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978. He was narrowly defeated in the September 12, 1978 Democratic primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
by Janet B. Watlington, an aide to former Delegate Ron de Lugo
Ron de Lugo
Ron de Lugo was the first Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives. His fathers parents were Puerto Ricans his grandfather owned a hardware store and gun dealership in Charlotte Amale, St. Thomas. His parents though living in New Jersey at the...
. Republican Melvin Evans defeated Watlington in the November general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
to become delegate.
He was also reportedly considered for appointment as Lieutenant Governor by Governor Juan Luis in January 1978 following the death of Governor Cyril King. However, Governor Luis ultimately chose Henry Millin
Henry Millin
Henry A. Millin was an U.S. Virgin Islander banker and politician. Millin served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1978 until 1983.-Early life:...
as his Lieutenant Governor and running mate
Running mate
A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election. The term is most often used in reference to the person in the subordinate position but can also properly be used when referring to both candidates, such as "Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen were...
in the 1978 gubernatorial election.
Brady practiced law for a private law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
, Isherwood, Colianni, Alkon and Barnard, on Saint Croix after leaving the U.S. Attorney's office. He ran the firm's Saint Thomas office for a time.
Governor Juan Francisco Luis appointed Brady the first federal programs coordinator in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from 1979 to 1982. He simultaneously served as the chairman of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
The Democratic Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It won the gubernatorial elections of 2006 when its candidate John de Jongh was elected with 57.3 %.At the last elections, 7 November 2006, the party won 8 out of 15 seats....
from 1980 to 1982. Brady was also involved with the Fourth Constitutional Convention held in 1980. He heavily criticized a proposed provision in the U.S. Virgin Islands Constitution that would have required that all future Governors and Lt. Governors of the territory be born in the U.S. Virgin Islands or have at least one parent who was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands in order to hold office. As a guest speaker, Brady told the constitutional delegates, "For you people who were elected by a microcosm
Microcosm
Microcosm may refer to:* Macrocosm and microcosm, a philosophical idea* Microcosm , a museum near Geneva, Switzerland* Microcosm , a 1993 shoot 'em up by Psygnosis* Microcosm Ltd, a UK software protection company...
of the entire Virgin Islands to decide that for all time we cannot have in these Virgin Islands as governor somebody who was not born here, or whatever definition you use, is - to say the least - the height or arrogance.
In 1982, Lt. Governor Henry Millin
Henry Millin
Henry A. Millin was an U.S. Virgin Islander banker and politician. Millin served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1978 until 1983.-Early life:...
opted to challenge incumbent Governor Juan Francisco Luis in the gubernatorial election. Luis chose Brady as his running mate for lieutenant governor in the 1982 gubernatorial election. Luis and Brady won the election on November 2, 1982, with 11,354 votes, defeating Millin and three other candidates for governor. He served as Lt. Governor until leaving office on January 5, 1987, when he was succeeded by Derek Hodge
Derek Hodge
Derek M. Hodge was a U.S. Virgin Islander politician and lawyer. Hodge served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands for two terms from 1987 to 1995 under Governor Alexander Farrelly...
.
In 1986, Brady ran for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, this time as a Republican
Republican Party of the Virgin Islands
The Republican Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was founded in 1948 by a committee led by Roy Gordon as a successor to the Republican Club of the Virgin Islands founded in 1924 by Adolph Achille Gereau....
. However, he was defeated in the election by Democrat Alexander A. Farrelly
Alexander A. Farrelly
Alexander Anthony Farrelly was the governor of the United States Virgin Islands serving from 1987 to 1995.Farrelly graduated from St. John's University, Queens, New York in 1954 with a bachelor's degree in law...
.
Brady was elected as a delegate to the 1988 Republican National Convention
1988 Republican National Convention
The 1988 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana from August 15 to August 18, 1988. It was the second time that a major party held its conclave in one of the five states known as the Deep South, coming on the...
in New Orleans. Brady opposed a move to include a constitutional amendment
Constitutional amendment
A constitutional amendment is a formal change to the text of the written constitution of a nation or state.Most constitutions require that amendments cannot be enacted unless they have passed a special procedure that is more stringent than that required of ordinary legislation...
to ban abortions in the Republican Party's 1988 party platform
Party platform
A party platform, or platform sometimes also referred to as a manifesto, is a list of the actions which a political party, individual candidate, or other organization supports in order to appeal to the general public for the purpose of having said peoples' candidates voted into political office or...
explaining, "It's a personal and moral issue, and I don't believe government has any business mucking around with it." In the late 1980s, the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Legislature of the Virgin Islands
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the territorial legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. The legislative branch of the unincorporated U.S. territory is unicameral, with a single house consisting of 15 senators, elected to two-year terms without term limits. The territorial...
expelled then-Senator Kenneth Mapp
Kenneth Mapp
Kenneth E. Mapp is a United States Virgin Islanders politician. A former Virgin Islands Senator, Mapp served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1995 until 1999. Most recently, Mapp was an independent candidate for Governor of the U.S...
from the legislature after he failed to re-register as a U.S. Virgin Islands resident after voting in a primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
in the state of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Brady represented Mapp in the court case challenging his expulsion.
Brady went on to serve as a judge on the U.S. Virgin Islands Territorial Court from 1992 to 1994. The Territorial Court is now called the Virgin Islands Superior Court. By 2006, Brady, a former Democrat, had become Chairman of the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands
Republican Party of the Virgin Islands
The Republican Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was founded in 1948 by a committee led by Roy Gordon as a successor to the Republican Club of the Virgin Islands founded in 1924 by Adolph Achille Gereau....
. He was also working as a lawyer for Communication Corp., specializing in innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
.
In December 2005, Virgin Islands Superior Court
Superior court
In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...
Judge Edgar D. Ross retired from the bench. Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull
Charles Wesley Turnbull
Charles Wesley Turnbull , was the 26th Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.He was born on St. Thomas. Prior to being elected in 1998, he was a professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the territorial Department of Education, principal and...
nominated Brady to the Virgin Islands Superior Court on January 18, 2006. Brady's nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate in a 8-3 vote in April 2006 after a series of heated and controversial confirmation hearings.