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Guam Superior Court elections, 2024
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The terms of two Guam Superior Court judges expired on January 31, 2025. The two seats were up for retention election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline was September 6, 2024.
Candidates and results
Iriarte's seat
Guam Superior Court, Elyze M. Iriarte's seat
Elyze M. Iriarte was retained to the Guam Superior Court on November 5, 2024 with 85.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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✔ | Yes |
85.7
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20,195 | ||
No |
14.3
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3,371 | |||
Total Votes |
23,566 |
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Perez's seat
Guam Superior Court, Vernon P. Perez's seat
Vernon P. Perez was retained to the Guam Superior Court on November 5, 2024 with 90.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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✔ | Yes |
90.4
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22,852 | ||
No |
9.6
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2,413 | |||
Total Votes |
25,265 |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Guam
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]
See also
External links
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
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