7 GCA § 5104
Removal of Justices or Judges
View official PDF ↗A subcommittee of Judges and Justices shall be formed composed of three
(3)members appointed by the Chairperson. The subcommittee shall have the following powers and duties with respect to the removal of Justices or Judges from the Courts of Guam:
(a)It shall initiate, receive and consider charges concerning alleged misconduct or incapacity of any Chief Justice, Justice, Presiding Judge or Judge of the Courts of Guam; CH. 5 THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
(b)It may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony relating to matters before it; and
(c)It shall report its findings and make recommendations to the Judicial Council for action.
§ The story of this section
- Enacted by P.L. 21-147 § 2 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Enacted by P.L. 24-135 § 1 — introduced as Bill 396-24 · introduced by Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson
- Amended by P.L. 24-139 § 26 — introduced as Bill 495-24 · introduced by Anthony C. Blaz + 2 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 27-31 § 17 — introduced as Bill 48-27 · introduced by F. Randall Cunliffe + 13 cosponsors · lead sponsor unverified
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2000 Guam 11 — Vicente C. Pangelinan, Senator, and Joseph C. Wesley, Mayor, on behalf of themselves and> all those similarly situated, (2000) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J.
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.