7 GCA § 4101: Superior Court: Nature and Composition.

(a) The Superior Court of Guam is a court of general jurisdiction in Guam, having original jurisdiction as prescribed by this Title and in other laws of Guam which are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Guam or the District Court of Guam. The Superior Court shall consist of a presiding judge and six (6) additional judges. The Judges of the Superior Court shall be appointed as provided in this Title. The Presiding Judge holding office on the effective date of this Act shall remain Presiding Judge for so long as he shall remain a Judge of the Superior Court. Thereafter, however, the Judges of the Superior Court shall elect one (1) of their number Presiding Judge. The first elected Presiding Judge shall serve until the third Tuesday of the first January occurring three (3) years after his or her election. Thereafter a Presiding Judge shall serve a term of three (3) years, unless he or she is elected to fill a vacancy, in which case he or she shall serve only the remainder of the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. No person may be elected to consecutive terms as a Presiding Judge.

(b) If the Judicial Council determines that additional Judges are required for the proper dispatch of business, the Chief Justice shall so notify I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, who, if he or she concurs, shall appoint a new Judge as in the case of a vacancy.

(c) If, for any reason, a vacancy is created in the Superior Court and the Judicial Council determines that the business of the Court is such that no new Judge is required to fill the vacancy, the Chief Justice shall so declare, and upon such declaration, no Judge shall be appointed to fill the vacancy until the Judicial Council again determines that a need exists and proceeds in the manner prescribed by Subsection (b) of this § 4101.

(d) All Judges sitting on the effective date of this Chapter shall continue to sit for the remainder of their respective terms without need for reappointment, reconfirmation or additional declarations required by this § 4101.

(e) Enactment of Rules on Case Management and Disposition. The Supreme Court shall enact rules governing the efficient dispatch of the Superior Court’s business, including the following:

(1) time frames and deadlines for matters taken under submission to provide speedy and efficient disposition of cases;

(2) compilation of data and statistics regarding the court and each judge’s performance and publication of the same on the Supreme Court website. Said compilation shall include, but not be limited to, the number of motions filed in cases pending before each judge, the number of motions and trials to the court which each judge has had under submission more than sixty (60) days, and the number of motions and trials to the court each judge has had under submission more than one hundred twenty (120) days prompt and equitable assignment and distribution of cases and workload and time off among the judges;

(3) assignment, management, distribution, processing, scheduling and disposition of cases in the Superior Court;

(4) whether a referee or hearing officer may hear a case; and

(5) any other matters which affect the prompt, fair and just disposition of cases in the Superior Court.