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Guam Superior Court elections, 2020
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Three judges of the Guam Superior Court were up for retention in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020.
Judges with expiring terms
Candidates and election results
Barcinas' seat
Guam Superior Court
Arthur R. Barcinas was retained to the Guam Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 87.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
87.4
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21,521 | ||
No |
12.6
|
3,091 | |||
Total Votes |
24,612 | ||||
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Cenzon's seat
Guam Superior Court
Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon was retained to the Guam Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 86.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
86.0
|
20,720 | ||
No |
14.0
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3,366 | |||
Total Votes |
24,086 | ||||
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Lamorena's seat
Guam Superior Court
Alberto C. Lamorena III was retained to the Guam Superior Court on November 3, 2020 with 87.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
87.6
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22,055 | ||
No |
12.4
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3,117 | |||
Total Votes |
25,172 | ||||
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About the Guam Superior Court
- See also: Guam Superior Court
The Guam Superior Court is a trial court that has original jurisdiction over matters of Guam law. The court consists of a presiding judge and six additional judges.[1]
Judges of the Superior Court are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. Justices must stand for retention in the general election seven years after they were first appointed or last elected.[2][3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Judiciary of Guam Web Search, "Guam Code Annotated: Title 7, Chapter 4 Superior Court" accessed December 3, 2020
- ↑ Judiciary of Guam Web Search, "Guam Code Annotated: Title 7, Chapter 3 Supreme Court of Guam" accessed November 25, 2020
- ↑ Judiciary of Guam Web Search, "Guam Code Annotated: Title 7, Chapter 6 Judicial Officers, Justices and Judges" accessed November 25, 2020
