Marshal of the Court; Appointment; Salary

The Judicial Council shall appoint a Marshal of the Court who shall be subject to removal in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the Judicial Branch as promulgated by the Judicial Council. The Marshal of the Court shall receive a salary to be fixed by a general Personnel Rules on compensation. The Judicial Council may assign other duties as necessary to the Chief Probation Officer. The Marshal of the Court may assign deputies and assistants in such number as may be approved by the budget. The appointment, removal and salaries of such deputies and assistants shall be governed by the applicable Personnel Rules and Regulations governing employment practices within the Judicial Branch as promulgated by the Judicial Council. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-147:2 (Jan. 14, 1993). Amended by P.L. 23-086:5 (Apr. 29, 1996). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 24-139:37 (Feb. 21, 1998) (But see Court Decisions annotation below). Amended by P.L. 27-031:27 (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 § 196 as modified. 1985 COMMENT: The modification here is to reflect current conditions where there may be more than one deputy marshal of the Superior Court, depending upon the business of the court. The former law indicated that there is to be one deputy marshal. Likewise, this section provides that the salary is to be determined by a general rule on compensation, applicable to all positions within the court system, in much the same manner as 4 GCA § 6201 provides a general scale for executive branch employees.