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American lawyer and judge
Robert Torres
Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Preceded byPhilip Carbullido
In office
January 21, 2014 – January 17, 2017
Preceded byPhilip Carbullido
Succeeded byKatherine Maraman
In office
January 15, 2008 – January 18, 2011
Preceded byPhilip Carbullido
Succeeded byPhilip Carbullido
Personal details
BornGuam
RelativesMary Camacho Torres
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Robert J. Torres Jr. is a Guamanian judge. He has served as the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Guam, a position he has held on three occasions, 2008 to 2011, 2014 to 2017, and since 2023.

Life

Torres was born and raised on Guam and studied accounting at University of Notre Dame, graduating in 1980. He earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. His wife is Mary Camacho Torres, a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature.

References

  1. "Robert Torres will serve third term as Supreme Court of Guam chief justice". www.kuam.com.
  2. "Robert J. Torres, Jr., Associate Justice". guamcourts.org.
Legal offices
Preceded byPhilip Carbullido Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court
2008–2011
Succeeded byPhilip Carbullido
Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court
2014–2017
Succeeded byKatherine Maraman
Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court
2023–present
Incumbent
Political officials of Guam
U.S. House
Executive government
Legislature
Supreme Court
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3. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge Sharon Keller
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