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7 GCA § 6115

Assignment of Retired Judge or Justice to Active Duty

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 7 — Judiciary and Civil Procedure
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(a)Any retired Judge or Justice may be designated and assigned by the Chief Justice to perform such judicial duties in the Courts of Guam as he or she is willing to undertake, except that retired Judges shall only perform such duties in the Superior Court of Guam.

(b)No retired Judge or Justice shall perform judicial duties except when designated and assigned.

(c)All designations and assignments of Judges or Justices shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court and entered on the minutes of the Court from and to which made.

(d)A retired Judge designated and assigned by the Chief Justice to perform judicial duties shall be referred to as a Judge pro tempore.

(e)A retired Justice designated and assigned by the Chief Justice to perform judicial duties shall be referred to as a Justice pro tempore. 1985 SOURCE: CCP § 81.5 (P.L. 12-198).

§ 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. 27-31 § 20 — introduced as Bill 48-27 · introduced by F. Randall Cunliffe + 13 cosponsors · lead sponsor unverified

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 2004 Guam 3In the Interest of J.L.L.P., a Minor, David Perez, Respondent-Appellant (2004) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · cited at ¶3
  • 2006 Guam 9People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Edwin V. Alisasis Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · cited at ¶3

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