top of page

Scenic drive and towering cliffs of northern Saipan.
Video courtesy of
Rommel Buenaflor


Mount Carmel School Students Gain Insight into Judicial System During Educational Tour at Guma’ Hustisia
Students with the Marshals Service Division Saipan, CNMI – Twenty-five 5th grade students from Mount Carmel School, accompanied by their teacher Ms. Zandra A. Tapay and chaperones, visited Guma’ Hustisia on Friday, October 3, 2025, for an educational tour aimed at deepening their understanding of the Commonwealth’s judicial system. Led by Director of Courts Sonia A. Camacho, the students were guided through various divisions of the Judiciary, where they learned about the role


Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Commonwealth Criminal Procedure Rule 35(b)
Saipan, CNMI – On October 6th, the Supreme Court vacated the lower court’s order denying Peter Rios’ motion for reduction of sentence under Commonwealth Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 35(b). The Court ordered that, while not required to give a rationale for denying a Rule 35(b) motion, the Superior Court cannot apply an improper legal standard when it chooses to give a rationale. The Superior Court had applied a standard of whether the original standard was “an illegality or


Brandon Delos Reyes Makes History as First Male Judicial Assistant
Congratulations to Brandon H. Delos Reyes, who officially took the oath of office on August 28, 2025, as the Judicial Assistant to...


Judge Lillian A. Tenorio Attends Treatment Court Judicial Practitioner Training
Judge Lillian A. Tenorio attended the 2025 Treatment Court Judicial Practitioner Training sponsored by the All Rise and Treatment Court...


Judiciary Completes Veterans Treatment Court Docket Viability Study
The NMI Judiciary recently completed a Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) docket viability study, with the final report, Implementing a VTC...


Supreme Court Reverses Disqualification of Attorney General’s Office
Saipan, CNMI – In joint opinions issued on August 22, 2025, the Supreme Court reversed in part a pair of trial court decisions disqualifying the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) from the criminal cases brought against former-Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, but affirmed the disqualification of Assistant Attorney General James R. Kingman and Chief Solicitor J. Robert Glass, Jr. The cases, involving alleged misconduct in public office, theft of government funds by first-class
bottom of page
