Frances Tydingco-Gatewood
Frances Tydingco-Gatewood | |
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| Judge of the District Court of Guam | |
| Assumed office October 30, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John S. Unpingco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood January 21, 1958 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
| Education | Marquette University (BA) University of Missouri–Kansas City (JD) |
Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood (born January 21, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist serving as the Chief United States District Judge of the federal District Court of Guam.
Early life and education[]
Tydingco-Gatewood was born on January 21, 1958, in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. She attended George Washington High School, in Mangilao, Guam and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in political science at Marquette University in 1981. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1983.[1]
Legal career[]
She began her legal career as a law clerk for Forest W. Hanna on the circuit court of Jackson County, Missouri from 1983 to 1984.[2] In 1984, she became the first female Chamoru assistant Attorney General of Guam. She served as assistant attorney general with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office in Missouri until 1988, and as assistant prosecutor from 1988 to 1990. Subsequently, she served as chief prosecutor for the District of Guam from 1990 to 1994.[3]
Judicial career[]
Superior Court of Guam[]
In 1994, she was appointed by Governor Joseph F. Ada as a trial judge of the Superior Court of Guam.[4]
Supreme Court of Guam[]
On September 1, 2001, she was appointed by Governor Carl Gutierrez as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam. She was sworn in on February 8, 2002[4] and served in that position until 2006.[2]
United States Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts of Guam[]
Tydingco-Gatewood was nominated as a United States District Judge of the District Court of Guam by President George W. Bush on April 25, 2006. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 4, 2006.[5] She was renominated on May 18, 2016, by President Barack Obama to another ten-year term on the court. On January 3, 2017, her nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Honorable Frances Marie Tydingco Gatewood". Judiciary of Guam. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "President Obama Nominates Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood to Serve on the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Honorable Frances Marie Tydingco Gatewood". www.guamsupremecourt.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Frances Tydingco-Gatewood". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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