Saipan, CNMI — On September 4, 2026, CNMI Judiciary law enforcement officers, managers, and staff, together with Presiding Judge Joseph N. Camacho, gathered at the Department of Public Safety Shooting Range for a practice session in preparation for the CNMI Judiciary’s upcoming 4th Annual Shooting Competition. Presiding Judge Joseph N. Camacho takes a group photo with CNMI Judiciary Law Enforcement Officers, CNMI Judiciary’s Firearms instructor, managers, staff, and a Department of Fire and...

The Supreme Court held a survivorship statute applied to a negligence and medical malpractice suit brought by Pilar M. Deleon Guerrero against St. Jude’s Renal Care Facility. After Guerrero died in 2023, the Superior Court dismissed her lawsuit because the CNMI did not have a survivorship statute, which would allow an injured person’s lawsuit to continue after their death. Three days after the dismissal, the Legislature enacted a survivorship statute which stated it applied to all cases...

The CNMI Judiciary recently took an important step in its ongoing effort to strengthen services for justice-involved youth by hosting a two-day visit from consultants with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) on August 10-11, 2026. 08/10/2026 Stakeholders of the Juvenile Justice System gather to learn about the NMI Judiciary’s Juvenile Court System Assessment Project and engage in discussion surrounding the CNMI’s juvenile justice system. Front row, from left:...