7 Guam Code Ann. § 7104
Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 7104
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
(b) Supreme Court Clerk. The Chief Justice shall appoint a Supreme Court Clerk who shall be subject to removal by him or her. The Supreme Court Clerk may appoint, with the approval of the Judicial Council, such deputies and assistants in such numbers as are necessary for the daily operations of the Supreme Court. Such deputies and assistants shall be subject to removal by the Supreme Court Clerk, pursuant to a Personnel Rules covering compensation. The salaries of such deputies and assistants shall be fixed pursuant to a general Personnel Rules covering
compensation. The appointment and removal of the Supreme Court Clerk and of such deputies and assistants shall be subject to the applicable Personnel Rules and Regulations governing employment practices within the Judicial Branch promulgated by the Judicial Council.
SOURCE: Amended by P.L. 23-086:2 (Apr. 29, 1996), P.L. 24-
139:19(Feb. 7, 1998) and P.L. 27-031:23 (Oct. 32, 2007).
COURT DECISIONS: The Supreme Court, in Pangelinan v. Gutierrez,
2000 Guam 11 (2000); affirmed by the Ninth Circuit as 276 F.3d 534 (Jan.
10, 2002), held P.L. 24-139 not to have existed at all as a public law because it was Apocket vetoed@ by the Governor. Therefore, this section reverts to the way it read after its amendment by P.L. 23-086:2. The main difference is to delete references to the power of the Judicial Council.
1993 COMMENT: The 1992 Act separated the Supreme Court Clerk from the Superior Court Clerk and made the decision as to the number of deputy clerks a matter for the Clerk of the respective court with the concurrence of the Presiding Judge or Chief Justice, respectively.
1985 SOURCE: CCP § 88, modified.
1985 COMMENT: Changes in recognition of fact that the Judicial Commission does not actually supervise the courts. The Court Administrator, as the chief administrator is the one charged with determining the number of deputy clerks and assistants that are required. Of course, this number will be limited by the budget. The final sentence is added to conform to present law and practice wherein the Judiciary has passed quasi-Civil Service personnel rules.