Frances Tydingco-Gatewood

Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood (born January 21, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist serving as the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Guam.

Frances Tydingco-Gatewood
Judge of the District Court of Guam
Assumed office
August 4, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn S. Unpingco
Personal details
Born
Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood

(1958-01-21) January 21, 1958
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
EducationMarquette University (BA)
University of Missouri–Kansas City (JD)

Early life and education

Tydingco-Gatewood was born on January 21, 1958, in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. She attended George Washington High School, in Mangilao, Guam and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in political science at Marquette University in 1981. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law in 1983.[1]

She began her legal career as a law clerk for Forest W. Hanna on the circuit court of Jackson County, Missouri from 1983 to 1984.[2] In 1984, she became the first female Chamoru assistant Attorney General of Guam. She served as assistant attorney general with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office in Missouri until 1988, and as assistant prosecutor from 1988 to 1990. Subsequently, she served as chief prosecutor for the District of Guam from 1990 to 1994.[3]

Judicial career

Superior court of Guam

In 1994, she was appointed by Governor Joseph F. Ada as a trial judge of the Superior Court of Guam.[4]

Supreme Court of Guam

On September 1, 2001, she was appointed by Governor Carl Gutierrez as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam. She was sworn in on February 8, 2002[4] and served in that position until 2006.[2]

Federal judicial career

Tydingco-Gatewood was nominated as a United States District Judge of the District Court of Guam by President George W. Bush on April 25, 2006. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 4, 2006.[5] She was renominated on May 18, 2016, by President Barack Obama to another ten-year term on the court. On January 3, 2017, her nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[6]

References
  1. "Honorable Frances Marie Tydingco Gatewood". Judiciary of Guam. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. "President Obama Nominates Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood to Serve on the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. "Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  4. "Honorable Frances Marie Tydingco Gatewood". www.guamsupremecourt.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  5. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  6. "Frances Tydingco-Gatewood". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
Legal offices
Preceded by
John S. Unpingco		 Judge of the District Court of Guam
2006–present		 Incumbent
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