7 Guam Code Ann. § 3102
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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 3102
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest court of Guam.
SOURCE: Not in original proposal. Added to later bills to make clear the status of the Supreme Court both with respect to the District Court, now that it is divested of all direct local appellate jurisdiction and to the status of attorneys before the Bar of Guam and other states. Often an attorney must be Aadmitted to practice before the highest court of@ a jurisdiction in order to qualify for admission elsewhere or for employment.