CNMI Judiciary

Guam and CNMI residents may soon see more affordable legal services after both Supreme Courts signed matching reciprocity orders that open cross‑jurisdiction admission for attorneys in good standing.

The wife of MV Mariana captain Frederick Nosek Jr. has become the third family to petition the Superior Court for a declaration of death and authority to administer the estate of a missing crewman

CNMI Superior Court Presiding Judge Joseph N. Camacho has scheduled a June 30 evidentiary hearing on a petition filed last week by the mother of a missing MV Mariana crewman seeking a court declaration that her son is presumed dead.

Attorney General Edward Manibusan is urging senators to reject Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho’s nomination as presiding judge, citing what he calls a pattern of legal errors overturned by the Supreme Court.

A former CNMI Superior Court law clerk has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the judiciary and the Office of the Attorney General of pursuing a retaliatory criminal case against him after he reported workplace harassment. The suit follows the overturning of his 2024 sexual‑assault conviction and alleges coordinated misconduct by judicial and executive officials.

The Apatang-Mendiola administration has nominated three experienced jurists to fill CNMI Judiciary vacancies

The CNMI Supreme Court will appoint an off‑island judge to preside over a gas price‑fixing lawsuit.

Marianas High School swept the CNMI Supreme Court Moot Court finals on Friday.

The measure would rename Saipan’s Guma’ Hustisia, Iimwal Aweewe, House of Justice in honor of former trust territory Mayor Elias Parong Sablan.

Guam Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert J. Torres welcomed participants at the Pacific Judicial Council conference with a message of unity and innovation.