Leonardo Rapadas
Encyclopedia
Leonardo Rapadas is the current attorney general
of Guam
. He was elected
in 2010, replacing John Weisenberger
. Rapadas was sworn in on January 3, 2011, in Agana. Prior to serving as attorney general, he served as the United States Attorney
for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from May 2003 until June 2010.
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
. He was elected
Guamanian general election, 2010
General elections were held in Guam on 2 November 2010. Voters in Guam chose their Governor, their non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, Attorney General, as well as all fifteen members of the territorial legislature.The election coincided with the 2010 United States...
in 2010, replacing John Weisenberger
John Weisenberger
John Weisenberger was the attorney general of Guam from June 2010 to January 2011. He was appointed in 2010 to replace Alicia Limtiaco, who departed to become Guam's United States Attorney. He was replaced in January 2011 by Leonardo Rapadas, who was elected in November 2010.-External links:** from...
. Rapadas was sworn in on January 3, 2011, in Agana. Prior to serving as attorney general, he served as the United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from May 2003 until June 2010.
External links
- Official site
- Biography from the NAAGNational Association of Attorneys GeneralThe National Association of Attorneys General is an organization of 56 state and territorial attorneys general in the United States...