Maria Teresa B. Cenzon

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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.

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Education

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]

Judicial career

Superior Court of Guam

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Judge Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon". Judiciary of Guam. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, November 13, 2020 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Aguon, Mindy (April 5, 2010). "Maria Cenzon named Judiciary director". www.kuam.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 30, 2020
  5. "PN2365 - Nomination of Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. "Thirty Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 3, 2021
  7. "PN27 - Nomination of Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.