Guam § 9101 - Regulation of Attorneys.

§ 9101. Regulation of Attorneys.

The Supreme Court shall have the power to govern attorney and judicial ethics, admission to, expulsion

from and governance of a Guam bar association; and shall promulgate rules to effectuate that power.

2025 NOTE: The discipline of attorneys is governed by the Guam Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement and

Disability Proceedings (GRLDEDP), adopted by Promulgation Order No. PRM 21-001-01 (Mar. 16, 2021) and

effective August 1, 2021. The GRLDEDP applies to investigations pending and initiated after the effective date;

existing matters were governed by previously adopted rules. The admission of attorneys is governed by the Guam Rules

Governing Admission to the Practice of Law, adopted by Promulgation Order No. PRM 06-007-01 (Oct. 26, 2006),

which superseded previously adopted rules. The discipline of judicial officers is governed by the Guam Rules for

Judicial Disciplinary Enforcement, adopted by Promulgation Order No. PRM 06-002-001 (Sep. 6, 2006).

1985 SOURCE: Portion of Art. VI, § 8, proposed Constitution of Guam (1979); modified.

1985 COMMENT: The proposed Constitution of Guam (1979) gave to the Supreme Court the power to govern the

activities of attorneys practicing before it in the same way as the power is vested in almost all of the state supreme

courts. The rules to be promulgated here are no different from other rules of the Supreme Court and will be promulgated

in the same manner.