full-time Justice, Judge, (except Judges appointed pro tempore), clerk of court, deputy, assistant or other officer of a court shall practice law in any court of Guam during his or her continuance in office nor be in partnership with a practicing attorney. This section shall apply to law clerks of the Supreme Court and of the Superior Court; provided, that such law clerks, if otherwise qualified, may represent and advise the court or any judicial officer, clerk or marshal, in matters concerning the official business of the court or officer thereof if no other law provides for such representation.

1985 SOURCE: § 174 CCP (Guam) as modified.

CROSS-REFERENCES: 5 Guam Code Ann. § 30107 and § 30108.

1985 COMMENT: Law clerks have been included within the purview of this Section in this draft. Their inclusion was not made heretofore as the existence of law clerks in the Superior Court is of more recent origin than former CCP § 174.

A proviso has been added to permit law clerks, if otherwise admitted to practice law (either generally or specially), to represent the Court, judges, the clerks and marshals, in any action involving their official duties, and to advise them in cases where questions arise before they are actually sued. Normally, the Attorney General provides such representation P.L. 13-117 (GC § 7007 and § 7006) . However, circumstances may occur where the Attorney General may represent another agency of the government in the same matter, or where the Attorney General may be the party bringing the action.