Judith Paulette "Judi" Guthertz is a Guamanian educator and former politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Guthertz served as senator in the Guam Legislature for three consecutive terms.
Early life Judith Guthertz was raised in Guam by her parents, Harry and Josette Guthertz.Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Judith Guthertz, Hagåtña. 2006 Guthertz attending public and private schools and graduating from the Academy of Our Lady of Guam. Guthertz earned all her degrees from the University of the Philippines Diliman: a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication, a Master of Arts in mass communication, a Master in Public Administration (major in government management) and a Doctor of Public Administration, the last two through the National College of Public Administration and Governance.KUAM. Judith Guthertz, Barrigada. 3 July 2012. In addition, she earned a postgraduate certificate through the Fast Track Teacher Certification Program of the University of Guam. She is Jewish.
Guam Constitutional Convention of 1977 A special election was held on April 16, 1977, at which Guthertz was elected to the Constitutional Convention. The Convention was convened on May 4, 1977 and by December 15, 1977, the delegates signed the draft constitution.Guam Constitutional Convention 1977. Proceedings of the Guam Constitutional Convention 1977. Agana, Guam: 1979. The draft constitution was rejected in the 1979 referendum.Guampedia. Guam Constitutional Conventions (ConCon). Hagåtña, Guam.
Career Guthertz served as Director of Public Safety and acting Chief of Police for three years.
Gurthertz worked at the University of Guam as a tenured Professor of Public Administration and Legal Studies at the School of Business and Public Administration for 28 years. Guthertz has served as Chair of the Public Administration and Legal Studies. Gurthertz served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Guam from April 1997 through January 2001, and was appointed acting President by the Board of Regents from August to December 2000.
Since the end of her terms in the Guam Legislature, Guthertz has been a classroom teacher in the Guam Department of Education.
Guam Legislature Guam LegislatureTermPositionCommittee 30th Guam Legislature 2009-2011 Chairperson Committee on the Guam Military Buildup and Homeland SecurityGuam Legislature. 30th Guam Legislature - Committees, Hagåtña. 31st Guam Legislature 2011-2013 Chairperson Committee on the Guam Military Buildup and Homeland SecurityGuam Legislature. 31st Guam Legislature - Committees, Hagåtña.
Electoral history Election YearGuam LegislaturePrimary PlacementGeneral PlacementResult 2004 28th Guam Legislature 6 20 Not electedGuam Election Commission. Election 2004 Comparative Analysis Report, Hagåtña, Guam. Pg. 86 2006 29th Guam Legislature 7 14 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election 2006 Comparative Analysis Report, Hagåtña, Guam. 2008 30th Guam Legislature 10 13 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election 2008 Comparative Analysis Report, Hagåtña, Guam. 2010 31st Guam Legislature 6 11 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election 2010 Comparative Analysis Report, Hagåtña, Guam. 2012 32nd Guam Legislature 12 19 Not electedGuam Election Commission. Election 2012 Comparative Analysis Report, Hagåtña, Guam. 2014 33rd Guam Legislature 10 22 Not electedGuam Election Commission. Election 2014 Comparative Analysis Report, Hagåtña, Guam.
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