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5GCA30101 provides for the Department of Law of the Government of Guam to be administered by the Attorney General of Guam, who shall be elected by the people of Guam for a term of four years.

Qualifications

a. Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age;

b. Must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Guam;

c. Must be an active member in good standing of the Guam Bar Association on Guam for at least five (5) years immediately preceding his or her candidacy for office, or an inactive member of the Guam Bar Association who, in the five (5) years preceding his or her election as an Attorney General has served as an elected official elected by the people of Guam or as a Public Auditor of Guam, or as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam or Judge of the Superior Court of Guam;

d. Must have not have been suspended from the practice of law in any jurisdiction for violation of ethical rules governing the practice of attorneys; and

e. Pursuant to P.L. 26-171, must not have been convicted of a felony, and must not have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving criminal sexual conduct or crime of moral turpitude.

Salary

5GCA30116 establishes the annual salary for the Attorney General of Guam at ninety percent (90%) of the annual compensation of a judge of the Superior Court of Guam. At the time of this writing, the annual compensation of a superior court judge is $100,000. The annual salary of the Attorney General of Guam is therefore $90,000.

Term of Office

The Attorney General of Guam shall serve a term of four (4) years.

How Elected

5GCA30101. The Attorney General of Guam shall be elected by the voters of Guam in a general election occurring at the same time as the general election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. No candidate for the position of Attorney General shall declare a political party affiliation. A candidate for the position of Attorney General of Guam shall be subject to the same campaign and personal financial reporting requirements as applied to candidates for I Maga’lahen Guahan, as well as all laws pertaining to campaign contributions. No nominating petition shall be required of a candidate for Attorney General of Guam.

A candidate for the position of Attorney General of Guam shall file candidacy with the Guam Election Commission in the manner similar to a candidate for I Maga’lahen Guahan, except as is not consistent with this Section. There shall be no primary election for the position of Attorney General of Guam.

In the general election, the candidate receiving the most votes, subject to the qualifications established by this Chapter, shall be certified by the Guam Election Commission as having won election to the position of Attorney General.

The Attorney General elected at such time shall be sworn into and take office on the first Monday of the January following the general election at which the Attorney General was elected and shall remain in office until the election and swearing in of a new Attorney General.

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