Maria Teresa B. Cenzon | |
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Judge of the Superior Court of Guam | |
Assumed office December 20, 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon
[1] Guam |
Education |
Marquette University (
BA) Loyola University Chicago ( JD) |
Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon is a judge of the Superior Court of Guam.
Cenzon received her Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University and her Juris Doctor from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. [2]
Cenzon began her career as a law clerk at Barcinas & Terlaje. She later joined the law firm of Mair, Mair, Spade & Thompson, and became a partner. In 2008, she joined Cabot Mantanona as a partner and in 2009 she became of counsel for Carlsmith Ball. [1] She previously served as Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor of Guam. [2] In April 2010 she was named Director of Policy, Planning & Community Relations for the Unified Judiciary of Guam. [3]
On September 11, 2012, Governor Eddie Baza Calvo appointed Cenzon to be a Judge of the Superior Court of Guam. She received a unanimous vote in the 31st Guam Legislature and was sworn in on December 20, 2012. [1]
On November 13, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Cenzon to serve as a judge for the District Court of Guam. On November 30, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate. [4] President Trump nominated Cenzon to the seat being vacated by Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, whose term expired on August 4, 2016. [4] On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. [5] Later that same day, her renomination was sent to the Senate. [6] President Joe Biden withdrew her nomination on February 4, 2021. [7]
Maria Teresa B. Cenzon | |
---|---|
Judge of the Superior Court of Guam | |
Assumed office December 20, 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon
[1] Guam |
Education |
Marquette University (
BA) Loyola University Chicago ( JD) |
Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon is a judge of the Superior Court of Guam.
Cenzon received her Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University and her Juris Doctor from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. [2]
Cenzon began her career as a law clerk at Barcinas & Terlaje. She later joined the law firm of Mair, Mair, Spade & Thompson, and became a partner. In 2008, she joined Cabot Mantanona as a partner and in 2009 she became of counsel for Carlsmith Ball. [1] She previously served as Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor of Guam. [2] In April 2010 she was named Director of Policy, Planning & Community Relations for the Unified Judiciary of Guam. [3]
On September 11, 2012, Governor Eddie Baza Calvo appointed Cenzon to be a Judge of the Superior Court of Guam. She received a unanimous vote in the 31st Guam Legislature and was sworn in on December 20, 2012. [1]
On November 13, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Cenzon to serve as a judge for the District Court of Guam. On November 30, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate. [4] President Trump nominated Cenzon to the seat being vacated by Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, whose term expired on August 4, 2016. [4] On January 3, 2021, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. [5] Later that same day, her renomination was sent to the Senate. [6] President Joe Biden withdrew her nomination on February 4, 2021. [7]