Chief Probation Officer; Appointment, Salary

(a) The Presiding Judge shall nominate a Chief Probation Officer, subject to the approval of the Judicial Council, who shall be subject to removal in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the Judicial Branch promulgated by the Judicial Council. (b) The duties of the Chief Probation Officer shall be established in writing by the Superior Court Administrator and approved by the Judicial Council. (c) The Judicial Council may assign other duties as necessary to the Chief Probation Officer. (d) The Chief Probation Officer may assign deputies and assistants in such numbers as may be necessary. 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). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 24-139:39 (Feb. 21, 1998) (But see Court Decisions annotation below). Amended by P.L. 27-031:31 (Oct. 31, 2003). 2015 NOTE: Subsection designations were added in accordance with the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606. 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 § 200 modified to reflect new structure of the courts.