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# Robert J. Torres Jr.

Supreme Court of Guam · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Guam
- State: Guam
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active

## Summary

Robert J. Torres Jr. — Supreme Court of Guam

## Sources

- [guamcourts.gov](https://guamcourts.gov/courts-council/supreme-court/justices)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Chief Justice terms: 2008–2011 2014–2017 2023–2026 (current)
- American judge and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, appointed in 2004 and currently serving his third term as Chief Justice from 2023 to 2026

### Education

### Additional information

- Born and raised on Guam, Torres attended Father Duenas Memorial High School and was named Guam’s Teenager of the Year in the 1970s.
- Torres is President of the Pacific Judicial Council and a past President of the American Judges Association.
- He serves on the AJA Executive Committee and Board of Governors, and is Membership Secretary for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Judicial Council
- He has trained judges and attorneys in over 25 countries on topics including appellate skills, AI in law, judicial wellness, cultural competency, and alternative dispute resolution
- He is also an Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication (ASTAR) Resource Judge and a National Judicial College faculty member



## 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.