Julio Brady

Julio A. Brady (August 23, 1942 – September 16, 2015) was an American Virgin Islander judge, politician and attorney. Brady served as the fifth lieutenant governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1987 during the second term of former Governor Juan Francisco Luis. Prior to his death, Brady served as a U.S. Virgin Islands Superior Court judge since 2006.

Biography

Early life Brady received bachelor's degrees in philosophy and English from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in 1964.

Brady's ultimately sought the Democratic nomination for Delegate of the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978. Republican Melvin Evans defeated Watlington in the November general election to become delegate. However, Governor Luis ultimately chose Henry Millin as his Lieutenant Governor and running mate in the 1978 gubernatorial election. 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. 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." He died in St. Croix after a long illness on September 16, 2015.