Joaquin V. Manibusan at a glance
- Current role
- Former U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Guam · Federal
- Judicial service
- Former
Joaquin V. Manibusan
Former U.S. Magistrate Judge · District Court of Guam
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Judicial service and assignments
- District Court of Guam · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Former · January 1, 2004–February 7, 2020 · Assignment source ↗
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Biography
Professional career
- 2004–2020: U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for Guam (two eight‐year terms)
- Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr. was the first full-time U.S. Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Guam, serving from February 2004 until his retirement on February 7, 2020
- District Court of Guam Manibusan was appointed to be the first federal magistrate judge for United States District Court of Guam by chief judge John S. Unpingco in 2004
- 1995–2004: Judge, Superior Court of Guam
- 1999: Designated Justice, Supreme Court of Guam
- Assistant Attorney General, Government of Guam, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Division; 1975-1977
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) — J.D. (1974)
- J.D. — University of California Berkeley in 1971 and 1974
- University of California, Berkeley — B.A. (1971)
Additional information
- Magistrate, District Court, D. Guam, 2004-present
- Retired from the bench on February 7, 2020.
- His last day on the bench was January 31, 2020, with official retirement on February 7, 2020
- 1999–2003: Pro Tem Judge, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Attorney, Private practice; from 1977
- Entered private practice after service in the Guam Attorney General's Civil Division.
- Reappointed at the end of his first eight-year term by Frances Tydingco-Gatewood.
Sources
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U.S. District Court for the District of Guam current judicial profile
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View U.S. District Court for the District of Guam current judicial profile ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
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View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr. - Ballotpedia
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View Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr. - Ballotpedia ↗District Court of Guam 2009 Annual Report
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