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# Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon

Superior Court of Guam · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of Guam
- State: Guam
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon — Superior Court of Guam

## Sources

- [guamcourts.gov](https://guamcourts.gov/courts-council/superior-court/judges)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- In November 2020, President Donald Trump nominated her to the U.S. District Court for Guam to replace Judge Frances Tydingco‐Gatewood
- Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon is a judge of the Superior Court of Guam, the first Filipina‐American to serve on the Guam bench, appointed in 2012 and re‐elected in 2020
- She also serves as Vice Chair of the Judiciary’s Juvenile Justice Reform Focus Area and co‐chair of the 2016–2019
- She also held the role of Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor of Guam and Director of Policy, Planning & Community Relations for the Unified Judiciary of Guam

### Education


### Additional information

- In 2014, the Filipina Women’s Network named her one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World
- Appointed by Governor Eddie Baza Calvo on September 11, 2012, and sworn in on December 20, 2012, after unanimous approval by the Guam Legislature.
- Strategic Plan Focus Area on Court Partnerships and Community Relations
- Before joining the judiciary, Cenzon had over a decade in private legal practice
- focusing on commercial, transactional, real estate, due diligence, mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, and civil litigation.
- She was counsel to large local and international corporations and Guam government agencies, and held leadership roles in the Guam Chamber of Commerce, Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association, and the Guam Bar Association Board of Governors.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Judiciary of Guam — media credential requirements](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-cf1b26aa7ce3d053be14a970) — Territorial Judiciary of Guam only. Credential requirement applies to media representatives; it is not general permission to record and does not apply to the federal District Court. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://guamcourts.gov/quick-assist/specifically/media/media-faq). Collected 2026-10-27.