Sessions of the Superior Court

The Superior Court shall always be open on court days. It shall hold its regular sessions in Hagåtña at times determined by the rules of the Court. Special sessions may be held at such places as the nature of the business may require and upon such notices as the Court orders, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Supreme Court. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-147:2 (Jan. 14, 1993). Amended by P.L.24-139:18 (Feb. 21, 1998) (But see Court Decisions annotation below), and P.L. 27-031:21 (Oct. 31, 2003). COURT DECISIONS: Pangelinan v. Gutierrez, 2000 Guam 11 ¶ 8 (“We find that Bill 495 [designated as P.L. 24- 139] was pocket vetoed and that the Legislature’s subsequent actions did not serve to ratify Bill 495.”), aff’d by Gutierrez v. Pangelinan, 276 F.3d 539 (9th Cir. 2002), cert. den. 537 U.S. 825 (Oct. 7, 2002). 1985 SOURCE: CCP § 87 modified to subject the power to rules of the Supreme Court.