LSU Law alumnus G. Alan Teague (’97) began serving as the Magistrate Judge in the Division of St. Thomas/St. John of the District Court of the Virgin Islands on Aug. 26. He was appointed by Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy to replace Judge Ruth Miller, who retired from the bench on July 29 after 14 years of service.
Judge Teague was introduced to the U.S. Virgin Islands after a stint working on cruise ships. He earned his undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech University in 1990 before enrolling at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. After graduating from LSU Law, he pursued an opportunity to return to the territory by clerking for the Hon. Patricia D. Steele of the Superior Court in St. Croix.
He would later go on to practice law in the U.S. Virgin Islands for more than a decade, representing several resort properties, a major gasoline wholesaler, an international automobile manufacturer and various oil refinery subcontractors. He was designated as a Special Assistant Attorney General to assist in the representation of the Governor and the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the consolidated lawsuits filed by multiple unions challenging the constitutionality of the V.I. Economic Stability Act of 2011.
Judge Teague returned to the U.S. to serve as special counsel to Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith. He moved back to St. Thomas in 2018 to start the law firm of Meade & Teague, LLC, where he practiced until his appointment to the bench.
In addition to his extensive legal experience in the territory, Judge Teague previously served as a member of the Board of Governors with the Virgin Islands Bar Association, as well as volunteered for the local high school moot court competition as an attorney coach.
