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PDSC board directs management to craft private-attorney-panel rules ahead of Bill 97-38

5066259 · June 24, 2025
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The Guam Public Defender Service Corporation board approved a resolution directing management to prepare detailed recommendations for a private-attorney-panel division to be ready for a newly constituted board after the passage of Bill 97-38 L.S.; the resolution was approved unanimously.

The Guam Public Defender Service Corporation board of trustees on June 24 voted unanimously to direct management to prepare detailed recommendations governing a private-attorney-panel division so the newly constituted board can act promptly if Bill 97-38 L.S. becomes law.

Chief Justice Robert Torres, chair of the PDSC board, proposed revising the draft resolution to remove cross-references to the judiciary’s miscellaneous rules and instead have the Public Defender Service Corporation compile its own recommended rules and forms. "I propose that we make a change to the resolution because it references the Guam judiciary's miscellaneous…

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