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The Legislature of Guam (Chamorro: Lehislaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term.
The Office of the Attorney General of Guam aims to serve, protect, and represent the government and the people by enforcing the laws of Guam and the United States. The Office is composed of the following divisions: [1] Administration Division; Prosecution Division; Litigation Division; Solicitors Division; Consumer Counsel Division; Juvenile ...
On August 1, 1950, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Guam Organic Act of 1950 which gave Guamanians certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The people of Guam were afforded the opportunity to set and administer policy and laws for the island of Guam. Included in this was the Judicial Branch of the Government of Guam.
Public law 9-69, passed on July 7, 1967, mandated that all administrative regulations must be filed with the Secretary of Guam for compilation and publishing. These rules did not become effective until such filing. These duties were transferred to the Legislature of Guam by P.L. 12-41 on September 17, 1973. [6]
The Supreme Court of Guam is the highest judicial body of the United States territory of Guam.The Court hears all appeals from the Superior Court of Guam and exercises original jurisdiction only in cases where a certified question is submitted to it by a U.S. federal court, the Governor of Guam, or the Guam Legislature.
Treaties concluded or ratified by Guam (born 1898). In most cases, treaties that are to apply to Guam are concluded and ratified by the federal government of the United States and extended to Guam; these are found in Category:Treaties extended to Guam. On select occasions, however, the government of Guam has been authorized to conclude and ...
The 30th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 5, 2009 and ended on January 3, 2011, during the 3rd and 4th years of Felix Camacho's 2nd Gubernatorial Term. In the 2008 Guamanian legislative election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. [1]
Federal courts located in Guam. District Court of Guam [4] References This page was last edited on 22 December 2024, at 03:07 (UTC). Text is available ...