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Although the Territory of Guam and the CNMI are separate political entities and federal judicial districts, since 1978 the law has authorized the appointment of one United States attorney to serve both. [3] This situation is unique within the entire United States. The U.S. attorney maintains offices in Hagåtña, Guam and in Gualo Rai, Saipan.
The District Court of Guam [1] (in case citations, D. Guam) is a United States territorial court with jurisdiction over the United States territory of Guam. It sits in the capital, Hagåtña . Appeals of the court's decisions are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit .
The EOUSA was created on April 6, 1953, by Attorney General Order No. 8-53 to provide for close liaison between the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, and the 93 U.S. attorneys located throughout the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Alicia Anne Garrido Limtiaco (born August 7, 1963) is a former United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. She was sworn in on June 21, 2010, and served until March 10, 2017. [2] She was previously tenth (second elected) Attorney General of Guam, serving from January 3, 2007, to June 21, 2010. [3]
The District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands [2] (in case citations, D. N. Mar. I.) is a federal territorial court whose jurisdiction comprises the United States-affiliated Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). It was established by Act of Congress in 1977, pursuant to an international agreement between the United States ...
Douglas Brian Keola Moylan [1] (born October 19, 1966) is a Guamanian politician and attorney. He was the ninth (youngest and first elected) and fifteenth (sixth elected) Attorney General of Guam, serving from 2003 to 2007 and since 2023, respectively.
Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood (born January 21, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist. She has served as chief judge of the federal District Court of Guam since 2006, having been nominated by President George W. Bush. Prior to this, she served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of Guam and as trial judge on the Superior Court of ...
The current chief judge of the U.S. District Court of Guam is The Hon. Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood, the first female Chamorro federal judge for the United States. Other former district judges include: The Hon. Paul D. Shriver (1946–1956, first chief judge of the District Court of Guam; 1961–1970)