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3 GCA § 12121

Appeal From Judgment

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 3 — Elections
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Any party aggrieved by the judgment of the Superior Court of Guam may appeal therefrom to the Supreme Court of Guam, as in other cases of appeal thereto from the Superior Court, except on an expedited basis. During the pendency of proceedings on appeal, and until final determination thereof, the person declared elected by the Superior Court of Guam shall be entitled to the office in like manner as if no appeal had been taken. The Supreme Court of Guam shall provide an expedited appeal process for election contests.

§ The story of this section

  1. Amended by P.L. 12-85 § 38 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  2. Amended by P.L. 25-146 § 73 — introduced as Bill 227-25 · introduced by Simon A. Sanchez II
  3. Amended by P.L. 31-255 § 2 — introduced as Bill 413-31 · introduced by Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr + 2 cosponsors

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 2006 Guam 15Robert L.G. Benavente, Trini T. Torres, Frank Duenas Cruz, Peter Anthony San Nicolas, James Thomas McDonald, Petitioner (2006) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · cited at ¶9
  • 2006 Guam 20Robert L.G. Benavente, Trini T. Torres, Frank Duenas Cruz, Peter Anthony San Nicolas, James Thomas McDonald, Petitioners (2006) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · cited at ¶23

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.