Frances Tydingco-Gatewood | |
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| Chief Judge of the District Court of Guam | |
| Assumed office October 30, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John S. Unpingco |
| Associate Justice of the Guam Supreme Court | |
| In office February 8, 2002 – October 29, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Carl Gutierrez |
| Preceded by | Benjamin J.F. Cruz |
| Judge of the Guam Superior Court | |
| In office 1994 – February 7, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Joseph F. Ada |
| Preceded by | Ramon Diaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood January 21, 1958 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
| Education | Marquette University (BA) University of Missouri–Kansas City (JD) |
Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood (born January 21, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist. She has served as chief judge of the federal District Court of Guam since 2006, having been nominated by President George W. Bush. Prior to this, she served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of Guam and as trial judge on the Superior Court of Guam.[1]