Maria Teresa B. Cenzon
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.
Education
[edit]Cenzon received her Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University and her Juris Doctor from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.[2]
Legal career
[edit]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]
Judicial career
[edit]Superior Court of Guam
[edit]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]
Failed nomination to federal district court
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Judge Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon". Judiciary of Guam. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, November 13, 2020
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Aguon, Mindy (April 5, 2010). "Maria Cenzon named Judiciary director". www.kuam.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 30, 2020
- ^ "PN2365 - Nomination of Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Thirty Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 3, 2021
- ^ "PN27 - Nomination of Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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