Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde | |
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| 19th Attorney General of American Samoa | |
| Assumed office February 13, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula |
| Deputy | Roy J.D. Hall,Jr. |
| Preceded by | Fainu'ulelei Alailima-Utu |
| Judge of the District Court of American Samoa | |
| In office February 17,2021 –February 7,2025 | |
| Appointed by | Lemanu Peleti Mauga |
| Preceded by | Fiti A. Sunia |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi (BA,JD) |
Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde is an American lawyer who has served as the 19th Attorney General of American Samoa since 2025. She previously served as a judge of the District Court of American Samoa from 2021 to 2025.
Tauiliili-Langkilde is a native of American Samoa and earned a bachelor's degree with distinction in political science from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1992 and a law degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law in 1996. [1] [2]
Tauiliili-Langkilde returned to American Samoa after law school. [1] She served as a law clerk to Chief Justice F. Michael Kruse of the High Court of American Samoa. [1] Her career has included serving as assistant legal counsel to Governors A. P. Lutali and Tauese Sunia, [3] private practice, [3] serving as general counsel to the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority, [4] and serving as Deputy Attorney General of American Samoa. [3]
In 2021,Tauiliili-Langkilde was appointed as a judge of the District Court of American Samoa by Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga. [1] She was confirmed by the American Samoa Senate on February 17,2021. [2] She notably held that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution does not apply to American Samoa. [5]
On February 7,2025,Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula appointed Tauiliili-Langkilde as Acting Attorney General of American Samoa. [6] She was confirmed by the Senate on February 13,2025. [2]