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7 GCA § 6108

Judges and Justices Pro tempore

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 7 — Judiciary and Civil Procedure
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(a)When there is no Judge qualified or available to hear a cause, action or hearing in the Superior Court, the Presiding Judge shall request the Chief Justice to appoint a Judge pro tempore to hear the matter. Such Judge pro tempore shall meet the same qualifications as a regularly appointed Judge of the Superior Court or be appointed in accordance with Guam law. When there is no Justice qualified or available to hear a cause, action, or hearing in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice shall appoint a Justice pro tempore to participate in the matter. Such Justice pro tempore shall meet the same qualifications as a regularly appointed Justice of the Supreme Court or be appointed in accordance with Guam law.

(b)In order to provide for the orderly use of Judges or Justices pro tempore such Judge or Justice shall be appointed from among a list maintained by the Chief Justice of qualified and available persons. To be qualified for appointment, such person shall be qualified as specified in this § 6108 of this Chapter. Judges or Justices pro tempore shall not be confirmed by I Liheslatura.

(c)The compensation of Judges or Justices pro tempore shall be determined by the Chief Justice at the time of their appointment, but shall not exceed the salary scale of Judges of the Superior Court or Justices of the Supreme Court, as the case may be.

(d)The procedure, after appointment, for assigning a Judge or Justice pro tempore and for limiting his or her term shall be the same as for the assignment of a retired Judge or Justice and the limitation of his or her term.

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 21-147 § 2 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  2. Amended by P.L. 24-135 § 2 — introduced as Bill 396-24 · introduced by Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson
  3. Amended by P.L. 24-139 § 17 — introduced as Bill 495-24 · introduced by Anthony C. Blaz + 2 cosponsors
  4. Affected by P.L. 27-31 § 18 — introduced as Bill 48-27 · introduced by F. Randall Cunliffe + 13 cosponsors · lead sponsor unverified

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 1996 Guam 5 — Ramon T. Topasna, et al vs. Superior Court of Guam vs. People of the Territory of Guam (1996) · cited at ¶7
  • 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.
  • 2000 Guam 21 — Mary Ann S. Lujan v. David J. Lujan, P.D. Hemlani, and Zhong Ye, Inc., / P.D. Hemlani v. David J. Lujan (2000) · per Benjamin J.F. Cruz, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶1
  • 2004 Guam 3 — In the Interest of J.L.L.P., a Minor, David Perez, Respondent-Appellant (2004) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶3
  • 2006 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Edwin V. Alisasis Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶3
  • 2014 Guam 7 — Guam YTK Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Port Authority of Guam, Defendant-Appellee, CVA13-009 (2014) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶3
  • 2015 Guam 14 — Port Authority of Guam, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Civil Service Commission, Respondent, Kevin J.T. Susuico, Real Party in (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶2
  • 2016 Guam 10 — Government of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 162.40 Square Meters of Land, more or less, situated in the municipality of A (2016) · pinpoints (a) at ¶4
  • 2017 Guam 3 — Antonio Artero Sablan, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Patria Untalan Sablan, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, (2017) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶3

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