Official Reporters; Appointment; Qualifications

7 GCA § 8102, under Ministerial Officers of the Court.

7 GCA § 8102

The Judicial Council may appoint Official Reporters for the Courts, or may share Reporters, as the need is made known, in such number as the Judicial Council may designate who shall be subject to removal as provided in the Personnel Rules for the Judicial Branch. The qualifications of the Reporters shall be determined by standards formulated by the Judicial Council.

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SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-147:2 (Jan. 14, 1993). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 24-139:35 (Feb. 21, 1998) (But see Court Decisions annotation below). Amended by P.L. 27-031:25 (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 § 193 modified to refer to the Supreme and Superior Court structure.