Frances Tydingco-Gatewood

Frances Gatewood
Chief Judge of the District Court of Guam
Assumed office
October 30, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Unpingco
Justice of the Guam Supreme Court
In office
February 8, 2002 – October 29, 2006
Appointed byCarl Gutierrez
Preceded byBenjamin Cruz
Succeeded byKatherine Maraman
Personal details
BornFrances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood
(1958-01-21) January 21, 1958
EducationMarquette University (BA)
University of Missouri, Kansas City (JD)

Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood (born January 21, 1958) is an American attorney and jurist. She has served as chief judge of the federal District Court of Guam since 2006, having been nominated by President George W. Bush. Prior to this, she served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of Guam and as trial judge on the Superior Court of Guam.