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. It is not an Article III court, and therefore its judges do not have life tenure, but are appointed to ten-year terms.[2]
| District Court of Guam Fanhusgayan Destriton Guåhån (Chamorro) | |
|---|---|
| (D. Guam) | |
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| Location | United States Courthouse |
| Appeals to | Ninth Circuit |
| Established | 1950 |
| Authority | Article IV tribunal |
| Created by | Guam Organic Act of 1950 48 U.S.C. §§ 1424–1424c |
| Composition method | Presidential nomination with Senate advice and consent |
| Judges | 1 |
| Judge term length | 10 years (and until successor is chosen and qualified) |
| Chief Judge | Frances Tydingco-Gatewood |
| Officers of the court | |
| U.S. Attorney | Shawn N. Anderson |
| U.S. Marshal | Fernando L. G. Sablan |
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- ^ "The Organic Act of Guam" (PDF). District Court of Guam. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court established by Congress designated as the "District Court of Guam" ...The District Court of Guam shall have the jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, including, but not limited to, the diversity jurisdiction provided for in 1332 of title 28, United States Code, and that of a bankruptcy court of the United States.
- ^ "48 U.S. Code § 1424b – Judge of District Court; appointment, tenure, removal, and compensation; appointment of United States attorney and marshal". Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School. Retrieved August 25, 2017.