NMI JUDICIARY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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amessagefromthechief justice This year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Commonwealth Judiciary. Since its establishment in 1989, the Judiciary has accomplished a number of milestones including: -

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Creation of the Supreme Court 1997 Constitutional amendment establishing an independent judiciary Appointment of four chief justices Completion of Centron Hustisia on Rota Improvement of Tinian Courthouse Transfer of appellate review from the Ninth Circuit to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004 Establishment of the Judicial Council in 2009

Nevertheless, muchC.more needsa to be Chief Justice Alexandro Castro makes presentation at Marianas High School accomplished, and the idea of during beingthean annual Justices and Judges in the Classroom independent, fair, and innovative court program.


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