Judge Elyze M. Iriarte

 

Judge Elyze M. Iriarte presides over a Civil Court docket, which includes civil, domestic, probate, and family court cases. She also oversees over the Guam Adult Re-entry Program, which supports individuals released from prison to obtain services for their successful transition into the community

Judge Iriarte is a fellow with the Judicial Engagement Network and a lecturer with the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence. She has led the Judiciary of Guam’s improvements to patrons’ access to protective orders and their understanding of the protective order process, and created an online benchbook for judges handling protective order cases

Judge Iriarte brings a technology-driven focus to the Judiciary, including spearheading its foray into new technologies such as Online Dispute Resolution (digitizing dispute resolution for civil and small claims cases) and digital evidence for presentation during remote (Zoom) hearings.

Appointed to the Superior Court of Guam in 2016 after 15 years of practice in the private sector, Judge Iriarte earned her B.A. in Law Letters & Society from the University of Chicago and her J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in Guam, California, Hawaii, Republic of Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands.